Lance Armstrong – cyclist, born September 18, 1971 in the city of Plano, Texas. Lance Armstrong’s biography is best known as the biography of the seven-time winner of the Tour de France. Lance is the undisputed leader of the Tour de France, because from 1999 to 2005 he won seven times. The athlete managed to … Read more
(26.09.1823 – 27.01.1886) AKSAKOV Ivan Sergeevich (26.09.1823-27.01.1886), Russian publicist, poet and public figure. Together with his brother K. S. Aksakov and Yu. F. Samarin, he represented the so-called. “younger” Slavophiles. Son of the writer ST Aksakov. He graduated from the St. Petersburg School of Law (1838-42). On behalf of the Russian Geographical Society, he studied … Read more
Bayard Rustin is an activist, a defender of human rights. Born March 17, 1912 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Biography Rastin Bayard is known as one of the most influential activists of the 1950s and 1960s, who defend civil rights. Together with Martin Luther King, Randolph Bayard organized protest rallies. He believed in non-violent methods. As … Read more
Heath Ledger is an Australian, Hollywood actor. Heath Ledger was born on April 4, 1979 in the Australian city of Perth. Heath Ledger adhered to the active life position from the very childhood. He went in for sports. He received his first education at the Guildford school. Even while studying at school, I became interested … Read more
Andrei Sergeevich Arshavin – footballer, master of sports. He was born on May 29, 1981 in Leningrad. Football enthusiasm in the biography of Arshavin showed up at the age of seven. It was then that he began to play football in a sports school under the coaching of Gordeev, Vinogradov. Andrey entered the Institute of … Read more
(1892 – 1968) Paustovsky Konstantin Georgievich (1892 – 1968), the prose writer. Born May 19 (31 N. s.) In Moscow in Granatny Lane, the family of railway statistics, but, despite the profession, an incorrigible dreamer. The family loved the theater, sang a lot, played the piano. He studied in Kiev in the classical gymnasium, where … Read more
Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak – a political figure in Russia, the mayor of St. Petersburg. He lived in Uzbekistan for a long time, then moved to Leningrad. In 1956, in the biography of Anatoly Sobchak received admission to the State University of Leningrad for the legal department. After completing his studies, Anatoly worked as a lawyer, … Read more
Pedro Calderon de la Barca is a famous playwright and poet of the golden age. Pedro Calderon was born on January 17, 1600 in Madrid. His father was a secretary of the treasury, a nobleman. The first education in the biography of Calderon was received at the Jesuit College of Madrid. Then he studied at … Read more
The mathematician and physicist of the highest level, Joseph Fourier, with his researches, revolutionized the scientific world. Childhood and early years Joseph Fourier, born in Auxerre, France, was a descendant of a modest family. Orphaned at an early age, Joseph receives primary education at the Cathedral School, which is run by a church music teacher. … Read more
Charlemagne is the King of the Franks and Lombards, the Emperor, who revived the Holy Roman Empire. According to scientists, Karl was born on April 2, 742. The place of his birth is also unknown, as possible indicated: Ingelheim, Aachen, Salzburg and some others. Karl’s parents were Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. Carl … Read more