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Hace 1 día · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.
Hace 1 día · Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer.. Shostakovich achieved early fame in the Soviet Union, but had a complex relationship with its government.
Hace 1 día · William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long ...
Hace 5 horas · Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (/ ˈ r ɛ m b r æ n t, ˈ r ɛ m b r ɑː n t /, Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a ...
Hace 1 día · Jim Jones Jones in 1977 Born James Warren Jones (1931-05-13) May 13, 1931 Crete, Indiana, U.S. Died November 18, 1978 (1978-11-18) (aged 47) Jonestown, Guyana Cause of death Gunshot, likely correlating to suicide Education Indiana University Butler University (BA) Known for Leader of Peoples Temple Spouse Marceline Baldwin (m. 1949; died 1978) Children 9 (including survived Jim Jr., Stephan ...
Hace 1 día · Istanbul, is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, and is the most populous city in Europe and the world's fifteenth-largest city.
Hace 5 horas · The best known composers of Classicism are Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, ... As world cultures have come into greater global contact, ... He pointed out that in Antiquity, Canus, a Rhodian fiddler, used music to "make a melancholy man merry, ...a lover more enamoured, a religious man more devout." In the ...
