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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
THE boy, Goethe, was a precocious youngster. At the early age of eight he had already acquired some knowledge of Greek, Latin, French and Italian. He had likewise acquired from his mother the knack of story telling; and from a toy puppet show in his nursery his first interest in the stage. [...] |
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the second-oldest child of the court musician and tenor singer Johann van Beethoven, was born in Bonn. Ludwig's father drilled him thoroughly with the ambition of showcasing him as a child prodigy.[...] |
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Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
The German instrument maker Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) made the first reliable thermometers. The temperature scale he originated is named after him.[...] |
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Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris, France, on March 18, 1858, the son of Bavarian Germans from Augsburg. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870,the family was expelled from France and they moved to London.[...] |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was better known as a virtuoso organist than as a composer in his day. His sacred music, organ and choral works, and other instrumental music had an enthusiasm and seeming freedom that concealed immense rigor.
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