An autobiography: "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" (1845)
A talented German composer and pianist, Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 – 1847) saw her career thwarted by the opposition of her father, who refused to allow her to devote herself to music. A gift for music Daughter of Lea and Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny was born on November 14, 1805 in Hamburg
During the time when the responsibility of giving direction to the politics of North India came on the shoulders of Sawai Jai Singh, the whole country was stricken by the atrocities of Aurangzeb. During the 25 years spent by Aurangzeb on the southern front, the countrys rich wealth was destroyed and
Clara Wieck, who married Clara Schumann (1819 – 1896) was a German musician and composer. A young prodigy, she was largely overshadowed by the success of her husband. Fascinated by music Clara Wieck was born in Leipzig, Germany, on September 13, 1819, into a family of musicians. His mother, Maria
In XIII e century BC, Tapputi-Belet-ekalle was a perfumer at the court of Assyria. She is considered one of the oldest chemists we have kept track of. At the court of Assyria History has retained almost nothing of Tapputi-Belet-ekalle, not even, probably, his name. Belet-ekalle indeed means “as