Ivan Mazepa Biography Ivan Mazepa was a Ukrainian government official who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in Cossack Hetmanate state in central Ukraine during the 17th century. Mazepa’s life was so iconic that various literary works, art and musical works were inspired by it. He was a connoisseur of art but what […]
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Biographies of famous personalities
Friedrich Nietzsche Biography
Nietzsche, the beginning of the understanding of existentialism, post-structuralism, and post-modernism Friedrich Nietzsche is a German philosopher, philologist, and critic known for his uncompromising views on traditional European religion and moral code. He was a critic of conventional philosophy, social and political pieties related to modernity. Most of his work was published during the 1870s […]
Eşref Armağan Biography
The Blind Painter from Turkey Turkish painter Eşref Armağan was born blind in an underprivileged family. However, he did not let his status or blindness stop him from learning writing and painting. He is one of Turkey’s most famous painters and has a splendid reputation across the world, thanks to his talent. Eşref paints […]
Bappa Rawal Biography
Founder of the Guhila Dynasty? Bappa Rawal was a ruler from the Guhila clan of Rajputs that ruled the Mewar region of Rajasthan. He is considered the founder of the Guhila dynasty but these claims are disputed. He has been identified as a ruler from the Kalabhoja, Shiladitya and Khumana dynasties by different historians although […]
Michael Chu Poker Player Biography
Michael Chu Michael Chu, aka ‘Primetime Mike’ is a stock trader who plays poker for fun. He was born in Seoul, South Korea and currently resides in California. He has been playing poker for more than a decade now. However, he has no plans of making it his profession. That’s because, according to him, poker […]
Mary Beatrice Kenner Biography
Life of an intelligent black woman with dreams Childhood It was a regular morning in 1918 when Mary’s mother left for work. Like every day, Mary stirred awake. The squeaky door through which her mother had left was the culprit. She tried to go back to sleep again but couldn’t. Annoyed beyond measure, she huffed […]