Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenberg, was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until the 1890s and was the first Chancellor of the German Empire between 1871 and 1890. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and awesome facts about Otto von Bismarck. 1….
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Georgian nationality. Leading the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, he served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and as the nation’s Premier from 1941 to 1953. Take…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri, was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedia, and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. Take a look below…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and a Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Friedrich Nietzsche. 1. He began his career as a classical philologist…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Voltaire
Francois Marie Arouet, also known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on Christianity as a whole, especially the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech and separation of church and state. Take a look below for 30 more awesome…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century. Take a look below for 30…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about George Orwell. 1. Orwell…
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Anne Frank
Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank was a German born diarist. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl, in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fascinating…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Marco Polo
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer, born in the Republic of Venice. His travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde, a book that described to Europeans the wealth and great size of China, its capital Peking and other Asian cities and countries. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Joan Of Arc
Joan of Arc, nicknamed The Maid of Orleans, is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years’ War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. Take a look below for 30 more awesome and interesting facts about Joan of Arc. 1. She was born to Jacques…