Jalâlat ud-Dîn Raziya, known as Razia al-Din or Sultan Razia (1205 – 1240) is the only woman to have reigned over Delhi, after her father chose her as heir to the throne at the expense of her brothers. Designated heiress in place of her brothers Of Turkish descent, Razia al-Din was born in 1205 in
A great French figure of the 16th century, Ambroise Paré is the battlefield surgeon, the father of modern surgery . He is the inventor of many instruments. On the battlefields, he sees atrocious scenes and successfully tries to soften the overly brutal methods of healing which consist, for example,
Living in the 4th century BC, Olympias is the daughter of Neoptolemus, king of Epirus of the Molossian tribe. Wife of Philip II of Macedon, she is the mother of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra of Macedon. Alexander on the Macedonian throne A royal family, Olympias was born around 375 BC. On the
Roland Garros (1888-1918) was a brilliant French aviator and officer from the beginnings of aeronautics, who made the first aerial crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in 1913. He was also the holder, on several occasions, of the world record for altitude flight . Engaged in the first aerial combats in