Biographies

Биография Томаса Эдисона на английском языке. Biography of Thomas Edison

Most people know that Thomas Edison invented the first working light bulb, but they don’t know anything else about him. Edison had almost no formal schooling, yet he invented over 1,000 different things. Among

Биография Исаака Левитана на английском языке. Biography of Isaac Levitan

Isaac Ilyich Levitan, the great Russian artist, was one of the first painters of the Russian scenery to reveal its beauty. He is a real poet of the Russian countryside. Levitan developed the traditions

Биография Уильяма Шекспира на английском языке. Biography of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is often called the world’s greatest playwright. He wrote comedies, tragedies and historical plays in England in the last part of the 16th and the early 17th century. William Shakespeare was born

Биография Томаса Мора на английском языке. Biography of Thomas More

Sir Thomas More, an outstanding public figure of the 16th century was a brilliant lawyer, a royal favourite and Chancellor of England. He was a son of a lawyer. A the age of 12

Биография Исаака Ньютона на английском языке. Biography of Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was one of the world’s greatest scientists. He did research in mathematics, physics, astronomy and many other fields. Newton was born in 1642. He worked on his family’s farm but was not

Биография Елизаветы I на английском языке. Biography of Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was queen of England from 1558 until she died in 1603. Her reign was called the Elizabethan Age, a very exciting and glorious period in English history, in which England became an

Биография Франклина Рузвельта на английском языке. Biography of Franklin Roosevelt

Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his

Биография Эндрю Уайета на английском языке. Biography of Andrew Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth, one of the prominent American painters, was born in 1917. The son of illustrator N. C. Wyeth, Andrew is the leading member of the dynasty of painters that included his sisters, their

Биография Константина Циолковского на английском языке. Biography of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, the founder of austronautics, was born in 1857 in the village of Izhevsk in Ryazan province. When he was ten he had scarlet fever, and was left permanently deaf. This had

Биография Билла Клинтона на английском языке. Biography of William Clinton / Bill Clinton

During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U. S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt
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