Gerbert became the first French pope in 999 under the name of Sylvester II. Gerbert is also a great scholar and a major political actor. His life is known to us through his numerous letters. He discovered the quadrivium, the four sciences of the time:arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. His sc
Liaquat Ali, a Muslim League member of the Interim Government, in his budget speech proposed to set up a commission to investigate allegations of non-payment of income tax by industrialists and businessmen and recover old income tax. He declared that these proposals were prepared on the basis of the
Russian-Swiss painter Marianne von Werefkin (1860 – 1938) strives to innovate and express sincere emotions through her art. In an expressionist style, she paints landscapes, human figures and scenes of everyday life. A young painter Daughter of the commander of the regiment of Yekaterinburg (a Ru
Phillis Wheatley or Phyllis Wheatley (1753 – 1784) was the first published black American poet. His work Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral earned him significant fame as far away as England. An educated slave Phillis early childhood is poorly known. Born in West Africa, probably in Se