Andrei Bely, a 20th century novelist and poet, is best known for his symbolist novel, “Petersburg,” considered his masterpiece. His writings emphasize spiritual and mystical elements and are often compared to the masterpieces of James Joyce and Franz Ka
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Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 ? September 28, 1895) was born in Dole, France. He came from a family of tanners. As a child, it was apparent to his teachers that he was academically inclined. He was also a keen artist. At the age of 21, Pasteur was admi
French poet Arthur Rimbaud is best known for his prose-poem A Season in Hell (Une Saison en Enfer.) His final work Illuminations was published in 1886. Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud was born on October 20, 1854 in Charleville, northeast of France, a provinc
Writer Gunter Grass is one of Germany’s most important and highly cultured writers. Extremely critical of his country, he wrote his famous Danzig Trilogy, with the first book, The Tin Drum, his best-known. The second and third books are Cat and Mouse and
A highly respected world leader renowned for her tough leadership style, Margaret Thatcher earned the title “the Iron Lady.” Her political philosophy is known as Thatcherism. She became Britain’s first female prime minister in 1979, and was the longest
Thomas Reid is considered founder of ‘Common Sense Scottish School’ in opposition to the empirical philosophy of David Hume who rejected a priori reasoning as unreliable. Reid is best known for his Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common
The beautiful Sophie Menter was one of the most famous pianists of the nineteenth century and was often referred to as “Franz Liszt’s favorite student.” She was born in Munich, Germany, on July 29, 1846, and received her first piano training with her m
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