Category: Biographies

(1822 – 1899) Grigorovich Dmitry Vasilievich (1822 – 1899), prose writer, translator. Born March 19 (31 N. s.) In Simbirsk in the family of a poor landowner. Early left without a father, was brought up by his mother, a Frenchwoman by birth, who spoke only French, so she learned Russian from the courtyards. Education received…

Russian actress Yulia Kovalchuk is a famous singer, TV host of show programs, TV programs. Was part of the popular girlish group “Brilliant”. A creative personality who took part in various shows and projects. Continues to engage in vocal activities and works as a television presenter. She was born on November 12, 1982 in Volzhsky,…

(1941 – 1999) Chuyev Felix Ivanovich (1941-1999). Soviet poet, writer, publicist. Born in the town of Svobodny in the Amur region in the pilot’s family. In 1964 he graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Published since 1956. Author of collections of poems (“Red Ases”, etc.), many of which are devoted to aviation. Member of…

Jack London is an American writer. Jack was born January 12, 1876 in San Francisco. A new surname in the biography of Jack London was obtained when the kid was not yet a year old – his mother married John London. The difficult financial position, as well as the foundations of the country, prompted Jack…

Sir Edward Burne-Jones – English artist, designer, was born in Birmingham. Bern-Jones enrolled in Exeter College, Oxford. There he met William Morris, who became his lifelong friend. Edward left college to study painting in London with Rossetti. Early works of Bern-Jones show the influence on the artist of the Rossetti style, which was later replaced…

Steve Young is a football player, was born on October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The most famous as the quarterback “San Francisco Fortinners”. For 13 years, Steve Young played in the quarterback position in the San Francisco Fortinners team. Since 1991, he received the starting quarter Quarterback Joe Montana. In 1992, 1994,…

(24.09.1915 – 1972) Aliger Margarita Iosifovna (24.9.1915, Odessa – 1972). poet, winner of the Stalin Prize (1943). She received her education at the Moscow Chemical Technical School and the Literary Institute named after Gorky (1937). She was born into a Jewish family of a small servant. Published since 1933. And in 1938 she published her…

Taras Grigorievich Shevchenko is an outstanding poet, an artist. Born March 9, 1814 in the Kiev province in the village of Morintsy. First in Shevchenko’s biography the mother was lost, then in 1825 her father died. So began his hard, harsh life. Soon he learned to read and write, began to draw a little. In…

Cate Blanchett is an actress of theater and cinema, among whose famous films are “Elizabeth”, “Aviator”, “Lord of the Rings”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Born Kate May 14, 1969 in the suburbs of Melbourne. Father Kate, who had served as a naval officer, died when the girl was 10 years old. The upbringing…

Charles Babbage is considered the progenitor of modern computers. Childhood and youth Charles was one of four children from Benjamin Babbage and Batsy Plumley. His father was a banker and partner of the firm “Praed’s & Co”, as well as the owner of “Bitton Estate” in Tinmouth. At the age of eight, he was sent…