Fatima al-Fihriya , nicknamed Oum al Banine (The mother of two sons ) is the founder of the el-Qaraouiyyîn mosque, the oldest university in the world still in operation. The el-Qaraouiyyîn mosque Born in the 9th century, Fatima is from Kairouan in Tunisia. Very young, she emigrated with her famil
Giambattista Vicos recognition as one of historys leading philosophers has come in the last two centuries. During his life, the fame and prestige that he enjoys today were repeatedly denied him and only in his native Naples did he gain some relevance, although not enough to leave behind his miserabl
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
Great figure of the French Renaissance, Diane de Poitiers married a Grand Seneschal of Normandy, Louis de Brezé who was 40 years older than her. First mistress of François I, she became that of the next king, Henri II, who was 20 years younger than her. She is very influential on the king and pushes