Donaciène-Alphonse-François de Sade was born on June 2, 1740 in Paris. His parents, Jean-Baptiste Joseph-Francois de Sade, the royal governor in the provinces of Bresse, Buge, Valmor and Same, the envoy at the court of the Cologne Elector and his mother, Marie-Eleonora de Breese de Carman, the maid of honor of Princess Conde, wanted to … Read more
Hermann Weil is an amazing German mathematician, who made a great contribution to the development of this science. Childhood and Education Herman Weil was born on November 9, 1885 in Elmshorn, a small town near Hamburg. His father was Ludwig Weil – the director of the bank, and his mother was Anna Dick. In 1904, … Read more
Steven Spielberg is a director, producer and producer, his films are Academy Award winners, including such as Jaws, Purple Colors and Schindler’s List. Short review Born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Steven Spielberg since childhood was fond of directing. He stubbornly continued to move on until he came to incredible success and became the … Read more
Henry the Navigator is a great traveler, Portuguese prince and son of King Joao I, explorer, colonizer, warrior-crusader, organizer of sea expeditions to the shores of Africa. Early years Henry was born on March 4, 1394 in the city of Porto, Portugal. As a child, he was fond of fencing, horseback riding, studying natural sciences … Read more
Mickey Mantle – a player in baseball, was born on October 20, 1931 in the city of Spavinau, Oklahoma. Best known as the strong batterer of the “New York Yankees”. Mantle was the most beloved slugger of the “New York Yankees” after Babe Ruth. In the biography of Mickey Mantle, the first game for the … Read more
(1792 – 1853) Katenin Pavel Alexandrovich (1792 – 1853), poet, critic. Born December 11 (22 N. s.) In the estate of Shaevo, Kostroma province in a noble family. Received a home education. Childhood years passed in the parental estate. Katenin’s poetic activity began before the Patriotic War in 1812 with poems connected with the civilian … Read more
Vasily Andreevich Zhukovsky is a Russian poet, an academician, an interpreter. Early years Vasily Zhukovsky was born on January 29, 1783 in the village of Mishensky, Tula Province. He was the illegitimate son of the landowner AI Bunin. Has received a new surname after adoption by the godfather – poor Belarusian nobleman Andrey Grigorevich Zhukovsky. … Read more
Petr Davydovich Kalmykov is a professor of law. Education in the biography of Kalmykov was received in the third gymnasium of St. Petersburg, then at the university of the northern capital. Before the defense of the doctor’s degree of law, he studied abroad with outstanding scientists. In 1835 he was employed as a professor. The … Read more
American cinema – and television producer, showman Walt Disney is known to the world as a pioneer in the world of animated films and creator of Disneyland. Early years Walter Elias, Walt, Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in the Hermosa district of Chicago, Illinois. His father, Elias Disney, was Canadian of Irish descent, … Read more
Dalida is a French singer and actress of Egyptian descent. Yolanda was born in Cairo on January 17, 1933. In childhood, in the biography of Dalida, surgery was performed on the eyes. Due to a medical error, the girl developed a squint, which she corrected only at the age of 20 years with the help … Read more