Annie Smith Peck (1850 – 1935) was an American mountaineer and lecturer, who dedicated herself to promoting travel and exploration. I cant change Born October 19, 1850, in Providence, Rhode Island, Annie Smith Peck was the youngest of five children. Ann Power Smith Peck and George Bacheler Peck, j
Classifying Alfonso X as a historian is a controversial decision, even more so when it is evident that it was not the monarch himself who wrote the works attributed to him. However, such is the importance that the General Estoria and the Estoria de España they had on medieval historiography that for
Gordon Vere Childe was born on April 14, 1892, in Sydney, Australia. He studied there and graduated from the university in his hometown, from which he transferred to Oxford. At first he was interested in classical philology but under the influence of professors A. Evans and J. Myres he turned to pre
Alfred Nobel was already a well-known man during his lifetime. But he became world famous after his death, when he donated his entire fortune to the Nobel Foundation. This foundation has been awarding the most important award for science and society since 1901:the Nobel Prize. Explosive career Alfr