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Eugène Delacroix, Death of Sardanapalus, 1827, taking its Orientalist subject from a play by Lord Byron. Philipp Otto Runge, The Morning, 1808. Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century.
His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school at age 12 to work in a boot-blacking factory when his father John was incarcerated in a debtors' prison ...
Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Santa and Santy) is a legendary figure [1] originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve. He is said to accomplish this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in ...
George Washington Carver ( c. 1864 [1] – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. [2] He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques to ...
Karin Aurivillius (1920–1982), Swedish chemist and crystallographer. Alice Ball (1892–1916), American chemist. Ulrike Beisiegel (born 1952), German biochemist, researcher of liver fats and first female president of the University of Göttingen. Anne Beloff-Chain (1921–1991), British biochemist.
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz [n 1] (October 1 [ O.S. September 18] 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Russian [1] [2] [3] and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, [4] [5] [6] he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the public excitement engendered by his playing.
Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [ O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during ...
