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Biography of Wilhelm Beer (excerpt)
Wilhelm Wolff Beer (4 January 1797 – 27 March 1850) was a banker and astronomer from Berlin, Prussia, and the brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer. Astronomy Beer's fame derives from his hobby, astronomy. He built a private observatory with a 9.5 cm refractor in Tiergarten, Berlin. ![]()
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San Miguel de Allende is the principal city in the municipality of San Miguel de Allende, located in the far eastern part of Guanajuato, Mexico. A part of the Bajío region, the city lies 274 km (170 mi) from Mexico City, 86 km (53 mi) from Querétaro, and 97 km (60 mi) from the state capital of Guanajuato. ![]()
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Valparaíso is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Santiago by road and is one of the South Pacific's most important seaports. ![]()
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Guadalajara is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in the country.
Biography of Joseph Jackson Lister (excerpt)
Joseph Jackson Lister, FRS (January 11, 1786 in London - October 24, 1869) was an amateur British opticist and physicist and the father of Joseph Lister. Ancestry In 1705, Thomas Lister, a farmer and maltster, of Bingley, Yorkshire, England, married Hannah, the daughter of a Yeoman.
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Biography of Aimable Pelissier (excerpt)
Aimable Jean Jacques Pélissier, 1st Duc de Malakoff (November 6, 1794 - May 22, 1864), was a marshal of France. He was born at Maromme (Seine Inférieure), of a family of prosperous artisans, his father being employed in a powder-magazine. After attending the military college of La Flèche and the special school of St Cyr, he entered the army in 1815 as sub-lieutenant in an artillery regiment. ![]()
Biography of Claude Louis Navier (excerpt)
Claude-Louis Navier (10 February 1785 in Dijon – 21 August 1836 in Paris) born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier (pronounced ), was a French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics. The Navier-Stokes equations are named after him and George Gabriel Stokes. ![]()
Biography of Joseph von Eichendorff (excerpt)
Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff (March 10, 1788 – November 26, 1857) was a German poet and novelist. Life Eichendorff was born in Racibórz, Poland in 1788. His parents were the Prussian officer Adolf Freiherr von Eichendorff and his wife, Karoline Freiin von Kloche, who came from an aristocratic Roman Catholic family. ![]()
Biography of William Cullen Bryant (excerpt)
William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 - June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Life Youth and education Bryant was born on November 3, 1794, in a log cabin near Cummington, Massachusetts; the home of his birth is today marked with a plaque. ![]()
Biography of William Charles Redfield (excerpt)
William Charles Redfield (March 26, 1789 Middletown, Connecticut - February 12, 1857 New York City) was one of the founders and the first President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science formed in 1848. William Charles Redfield is known in meteorology for his observation of the directionality of winds in hurricanes (being among the first to propose that hurricanes are large circular vortexes, though John Farrar had made similar observations six years earlier), though his interests were varied and influential.
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Biography of Anton Diabelli (excerpt)
Anton Diabelli (September 5, 1781 – April 7, 1858) was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his set of thirty-three Diabelli Variations. ![]()
Biography of Friedrich Kalkbrenner (excerpt)
Friedrich Wilhelm Kalkbrenner (7 November 1785–10 June 1849) was a German pianist and composer. Son of Christian Kalkbrenner (1755-1806), a musician of Cassel, Friedrich was educated at the Paris Conservatoire, and soon began to play in public. From 1814 to 1823 he was well known as a brilliant performer and a successful teacher in London, and then settled in Paris, dying at Enghien, near there, in 1849.
Biography of Richard James Morrison (excerpt)
Richard James Morrison (15 June 1795 – 5 April 1874) was an English astrologer, commonly known by his pseudonym Zadkiel. Morrison served in the Royal Navy, but resigned with the rank of lieutenant in 1829. He then devoted himself to the study of astrology, and in 1831 issued The Herald of Astrology, subsequently known as Zadkiel's Almanac. ![]()
Biography of Charles Albert of Sardinia (excerpt)
Charles Albert (Italian: Carlo Alberto) (October 2, 1798 (source not archived) – July 28, 1849) was the King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He succeeded his distant cousin Charles Felix, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First War of Independence (1848–1849).
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Biography of Pierre-Antoine Lebrun (excerpt)
Pierre-Antoine Lebrun (29 November 1785 – 27 May 1873) was a French poet. Biography Lebrun was born in Paris. An Ode à la grande armée, mistaken at the time for the work of Écouchard Lebrun, attracted Napoleon's attention, and secured for the author a pension of 1200 francs. ![]()
Biography of Giacomo Meyerbeer (excerpt)
Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera. At his peak in the 1830s and 1840s, he was the most famous and successful composer and producer of opera in Europe, yet is virtually unknown today. ![]()
Biography of Caroline Bonaparte (excerpt)
Maria Annunziata Carolina (Marie Annonciade Caroline) Murat (née Bonaparte) (25 March 1782 (birth time source: André Barbault, on his website) – 18 May 1839), better known as Caroline Bonaparte, was the seventh surviving child and third surviving daughter of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino, and a younger sister of Napoleon I of France. ![]()
Biography of Daniel Webster (excerpt)
Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 (source for his time of birth: Lescaut) – October 24, 1852) was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. ![]()
Biography of Elisabeth of Valois (excerpt)
Elisabeth of France (also known as Elizabeth of Valois; French: Élisabeth de France or Élisabeth de Valois, Spanish: Isabel de Valois; 2 April 1545 – 3 October 1568) was the eldest daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. ![]()
Biography of Abu Sa'id (Ilkhanid dynasty) (excerpt)
Abu Sa'id (June 2, 1305, Ujan – December 1, 1335) (Persian: ابو سعید بهادرخان) also Abusaid Bahador Khan, Abu Sayed Behauder, was the ninth ruler of the Ilkhanate state in Iran (1316-1335). In 1306 and 1322, after defeating the Golden Horde army and Kerait Rinchin's rebellion, the Mongols gave him, then infant heir apparent of Öljeitü, the title of Baghatur (in modern Mongolian Баатар) meaning "hero". ![]()
Biography of Pope Leo XI (excerpt)
Pope Leo XI (June 2, 1535 – April 27, 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was Pope from April 1, 1605 to April 27 of the same year. He was born in Florence: his mother, Francesca Salviati, was a daughter of Jacopo Salviati and Lucrezia de' Medici, a sister of Leo X, while his father, Ottaviano, was a more distant scion of the Medici family. ![]()
Biography of Louis X of France (excerpt)
Louis X (4 October 1289 – 5 June 1316), called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn (French: le Hutin; Spanish: el Obstinado), was the King of Navarre (as Louis I) from 1305 and King of France from 1314 until his death. ![]()
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The City of Hamilton, in Pembroke Parish, is the territorial capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination. Its population of 854 (2016) is one of the smallest of any capital city. ![]()
Biography of Alessandro Allori (excerpt)
Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (3 May 1535 – 22 September 1607) was an Italian portrait painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school. Born in Florence, in 1540, after the death of his father, he was brought up and trained in art by a close friend, often referred to as his 'uncle', the mannerist painter Agnolo Bronzino, whose name he sometimes assumed in his pictures. ![]()
Biography of Henry John Temple (excerpt)
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. Popularly nicknamed "Pam", he was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865, beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal. ![]()
Biography of Angelo Mai (excerpt)
Angelo Mai (March 7, 1782–September 8, 1854) was an Italian Cardinal and philologist. He won a European reputation for publishing for the first time a series of previously unknown ancient texts. These he was able to discover and publish, first while in charge of the Ambrosian library in Milan and then in the same role at the Vatican Library. ![]()
Biography of Antoine-Henri Jomini (excerpt)
Antoine-Henri, baron Jomini (March 6, 1779 – March 24, 1869) was a general in the French and later in the Russian service, and one of the most celebrated writers on the Napoleonic art of war. According to the historian John Shy, Jomini "deserves the dubious title of founder of modern strategy. ![]()
Biography of Fernando Sor (excerpt)
Fernando Sor (baptized February 13, 1778 – July 10, 1839) was a Spanish guitarist and composer, born in Barcelona. In Spain he is sometimes known as the "Beethoven of the Guitar". Works How history has viewed Sor's style can be summed up in a quote from William S. ![]()
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Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 49,395, it is the 10th most populous city in the Commonwealth (or 13th most populous area if including townships and boroughs). ![]()
Biography of James Stirling (Royal Navy officer) (excerpt)
Admiral Sir James Stirling RN (28 January 1791–23 April 1865) was a British marine officer and colonial administrator. He was the first Governor of Western Australia (1828–38) and on his own initiative signed Britain's first limited treaty with Japan in 1854. ![]()
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Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the southwest, Yucatán to the northeast, and Quintana Roo to the east; to the southeast by the Orange Walk district of Belize, and by the Petén department of Guatemala to the south. ![]()
Biography of Daniel-Francois Auber (excerpt)
Daniel François Esprit Auber (29 January 1782 – 13 May 1871) was a French composer. The son of a Paris print-seller, Auber was born in Caen in Normandy. Though his father expected him to continue in the print-selling business, he also allowed his son to learn how to play several musical instruments. ![]()
Biography of Augustin Fresnel (excerpt)
Augustin-Jean Fresnel (pronounced /freɪˈnɛl/ fray-nell, French pronunciation: ; 10 May 1788 – 14 July 1827), was a French physicist who contributed significantly to the establishment of the theory of wave optics. Fresnel studied the behaviour of light both theoretically and experimentally. ![]()
Biography of Victor de Broglie (excerpt)
Achille-Léonce-Victor-Charles, 3rd duc de Broglie (28 November 1785 – 25 January 1870) was a French statesman and diplomat. He was twice President of the Council during the July Monarchy, from August 1830 to November 1830 and from March 1835 to February 1836.
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Biography of Prosper Brugiere de Barante (excerpt)
Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante (June 10, 1782–November 22, 1866) was a French statesman and historian. Barante was born at Riom, Auvergne, the son of an advocate. At the age of sixteen he entered the École Polytechnique at Paris, and at twenty obtained his first appointment in the civil service. ![]()
Biography of Jules Dumont d'Urville (excerpt)
Rear Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (May 23, 1790, Condé-sur-Noireau, France – May 8, 1842, Meudon, France) was a French explorer and naval officer, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. Childhood Dumont's father Gabriel Charles François Dumont d’Urville and Bailiff of Condé-sur-Noireau (1728 - 1796) was, like his ancestors, responsible for the court of Condé. ![]()
Biography of Franz Grillparzer (excerpt)
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. Early life Franz Grillparzer was born in Vienna, Austria. His father, E.J. Grillparzer, was a severe pedant and a staunch upholder of the liberal traditions of the reign of Joseph II, and was an advocate of some standing. ![]()
Biography of William Sturgeon (excerpt)
William Sturgeon (22 May 1783 - 4 December 1850) was an English physicist and inventor who made the first electromagnets, and invented the first practical English electric motor. Life Sturgeon was born in Whittington, Lancashire and apprenticed to a shoemaker. He joined the army in 1802 and taught himself mathematics and physics. ![]()
Biography of David d'Angers (excerpt)
Pierre-Jean David (March 12, 1788 – January 4, 1856), usually called David d'Angers, was a French sculptor. He was born at Angers. His father was a sculptor or a mason, but had gone into the army as a musketeer, fighting against the Chouans of La Vendée. ![]()
Biography of Achille Etna Michallon (excerpt)
Achille-Etna Michallon (October 22, 1796-1822) was a French painter, the son of French sculptor Claude Michallon (1751-1799). He won Prix de Rome in 1817. ![]()
Biography of Jean-Marie Hervagault (excerpt)
Jean-Marie Hervagault, born September 20, 1781 in Saint Lô (50), died May 8, 1812, was one of the 32 dauphin pretenders of Louis-Charles of France, Louis XVII. ![]()
Biography of Benjamin Haydon (excerpt)
Benjamin Robert Haydon (26 January 1786 – 22 June 1846) was an English historical painter and writer. Biography Haydon was born in Plymouth. His mother was the daughter of the Rev. Benjamin Cobley, rector of Dodbrooke, near Kingsbridge, Devon. Her brother, General Sir Thomas Cobley, was renowned for his part in the siege of Ismail. ![]()
Biography of Adolphe Blanqui (excerpt)
Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui (November 21, 1798, Nice - January 28, 1854, Paris) was a French economist. His most important contributions were made in labour economics, economic history and especially the history of economic thought, in which field his 1837 treatise has been the first major work.
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Biography of Pierre Flourens (excerpt)
Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (13 April 1794 – 6 December 1867), father of Gustave Flourens, was a French physiologist, the founder of experimental brain science and a pioneer in anesthesia. He was born at Maureilhan, near Béziers, in the département of Hérault.
Biography of Hans-Christian Oeser (excerpt)
Hans-Christian Oeser, born on June 14, 1791 in Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia), died in 1850, was a German writer and teacher. ![]()
Biography of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (excerpt)
Henry Stewart or Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany (7 December 1545 — 10 February 1567), styled Lord Darnley before 1565, was king consort of Scotland and murdered at Kirk o'Field. Many contemporary narratives describing his life and death refer to him as Lord Darnley, his title as heir apparent to the Earldom of Lennox, and it is by this appellation that he is now generally known. ![]()
Biography of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (excerpt)
Biography Born in Florence, he was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleanor of Toledo, and served as regent for his father starting in 1564. Marriage to Joanna of Austria On 18 December 1565, he married Joanna of Austria, youngest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, after among others Princess Elizabeth of Sweden had been considered. ![]()
Biography of Paulo Sarpi (excerpt)
Fra (Brother) Paolo Sarpi (August 14, 1552 – January 15, 1623) was a Venetian patriot, scholar, scientist and church reformer. His most important roles were as a canon lawyer and historian active on behalf of the Venetian Republic. Early years He was born Pietro Sarpi in Venice, the son of a tradesman, but was orphaned at an early age.
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Biography of Casimir Delavigne (excerpt)
Jean-François Casimir Delavigne (4 April 1793 – 11 December 1843) was a French poet and dramatist. Biography Delavigne was born at Le Havre, but was sent to Paris to be educated at the Lycée Napoleon. He read extensively. When, on 20 March 1811 the empress Marie Louise gave birth to a son, named in his cradle as king of Rome, the event was celebrated by Delavigne in a Dithyrambe sur la naissance du roi de Rome, which obtained him a sinecure in the revenue office.
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Biography of Louis Jacques Thénard (excerpt)
Louis Jacques Thénard (4 May 1777 – 21 June 1857), was a French chemist. Life His father, a poor peasant, managed to have him educated at the academy of Sens, and sent him at the age of sixteen to study pharmacy in Paris. |
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