Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoevsky’s literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th century Russia, and engage with a variety of realistic philosophical and religious themes. Take a look below for 30 more awesome and interesting facts about…
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about Arthur Conan…
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, which established the social contract theory that has served as the foundation for most later Western political philosophy. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer and environmental activist. At the age of 25, in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize, which he won for making a nonstop flight from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New…
27 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen’s popularity is not limited to children as his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality. Take a look below for 27 more awesome and interesting facts about Hans…
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka was a German speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists faced by bizarre and surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social bureaucratic powers. Take a look below for…
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organized care for wounded soldiers. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fascinating facts about Florence Nightingale. 1….
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is best known for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment…
30 Inspiring And Interesting Facts About Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was the director of research at the Center for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Take a look below for 30 more inspiring and interesting facts about Stephen Hawking. 1. He was the Lucasian Professor of…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist, philosopher, and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment era. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Adam Smith. 1. Smith is best known for two classic works: An Inquiry into…