Arthur, Duke of Richemont was the son of John IV, Duke of Brittany. Wounded at Agincourt, Richemont will retain the nickname scarred. Taken prisoner, he remained in England until 1420. Yolande dAragon, mother-in-law of Charles VII, had him appointed Constable of France in 1425. But Arthur was a whol
Volunteer in the National Guard, he took part in the conquest of Holland under the orders of Pichegru. He was then general-in-chief of the Armée du Nord. He helps Bonaparte during the 18 Brumaire which entrusts him with the Army of the Rhine. He won the great victory of Hohenlinden against the Austr
Marshal of France in 1791. From 1781, he distinguished himself during the American War of Independence at the head of the French expeditionary force, resulting in the victory of Yorktown. In 1790, he commanded the Army of the North, but was arrested during the Terror.
Italian mathematician and physicist , Laura Maria Catarina Bassi (1711 – 1778) was one of the first women to obtain a university chair . It largely contributed to spreading Newtonian ideas in Italy. A brilliant student Laura Maria Catarina Bassi was born between October 29 and 31, 1711 in Bologna