Agnolo Bronzino is a Florentine artist, one of the leading representatives of Mannerism. The real name in the biography of Bronzino was Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano. He was a pupil, as well as the adoptive son of Jacopo Pontormo. Continuing his traditional style, Bronzino showed great artistic skill in portraits. He portrayed many exquisite, … Read more
Mark Iosifovich Tishman is a singer, TV presenter, composer. Mark Tishman was born in Makhachkala on August 22, 1979. His family was not connected with music: his father was an engineer, and his mother a doctor. Nevertheless, in the biography of Mark Tishman, his passion for music manifested itself in his childhood. He studied piano … Read more
(1920-1994) Nagibin Yuri Markovich (1920 – 1994), prose writer, journalist. Born April 3 in Moscow, near Chistye Prudy, in the family of an employee. At the age of 8, after the divorce of his parents, he remained with his mother, who “owes the fundamental qualities of his human and creative personality.” In literary education owes … Read more
John Neper can rightly be called the star of mathematics and theology. Childhood and early years John Nepper, born in 1550, came from a noble family. His father, Sir Archibald Nepper, the seventh Lord Merchiston, was a significant figure in Scotland in the sixteenth century, and his mother, Janet Bothwell, was a daughter of a … Read more
Alina Maratovna Kabaeva is a gymnast, an honored master of sports, a politician. Alina was born on May 12, 1983 in Tashkent, where she spent her childhood. The girl’s father was a professional football player. So it is not surprising that sports in the biography of Alina Kabaeva began at the age of 3.5 years. … Read more
In August 2011 Tim Cook took over the post of the head of the company “Apple” after the death of Steve Jobs. Prior to that, he held the post of production director of the company. Early years Tim Cook was born on November 1, 1960 in Robertsdale, Alabama. At birth, he was named Timothy Donald … Read more
Vince Papeil is a football player, born February 9, 1946 in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. Best known as an aging “beginner”, who starred in the film “Invincible.” In the thirtieth year, Vince Papeil, a former high school teacher, took up professional football. In 1976, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles team of the National Football League. Vince’s story … Read more
(1925 – 1981) Trifonov Yuri Valentinovich (1925 – 1981), the prose writer. Born August 28 in Moscow in the family of a professional revolutionary who participated in the armed uprising in Rostov (passed the exile and penal servitude), in the organization of the Red Guard in Petrograd in 1917, in the Civil War, in 1918 … Read more
Glenn Scobie Warner is an American football coach, best known as “The Pop” Warner. He was born in Springville, New York. He studied at Cornell University. And in 1894 Warner received a bachelor’s degree in law. In 1892-94, he excelled himself as a defender in the football student team. Being the trainer of the University … Read more
Alexander of Macedon is the Macedonian king, the great commander, the founder of the Macedonian empire, better known in the west as Alexander the Great. Early years Alexander the Great was born in the autumn of 356 BC. e. in the capital of Ancient Macedonia – the city of Pella. Since childhood, the biography of … Read more