Biography

Over the years, theories have emerged questioning Shakespeare as the author of the works attributed to him.

Not all of his children reached adulthood.

His mother worked a lot, giving music and singing lessons, composing, and directing the children’s church choir and the orchestra at the Congregational Church. She also sang at concerts and was a soloist in the church choir.

At that time Chopin did indeed begin to fall seriously ill, probably with tuberculosis, although recently it has been said that it could be cystic fibrosis.

"The Aeneid" - the epic by the Roman poet Virgil is a direct reference to the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey".

Pavlova is considered the inventor of modern pointe shoes.

Tesla was a capable, bright student able to perform integral calculus by memory.

Six-fingered cats - Hemingway cats - were named in honor of Ernest Hemingway.

In the 1930s, Hemingway often spent summers in Wyoming, hunting deer, elk and grizzly bears.

Austen's works have repeatedly inspired filmmakers.