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Llilian Llanes Godoy . Art critic, essayist and curator. Graduated in Art History from the University of Havana . Founder of the Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center and the Havana Biennial. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 Studies 2 Trajectory 2 Books 3 Essays 4 Awards 5 References 6 Sources Biographical synthesis He was born in 1947 in Cuba . Studies He studied for a degree in Art History at the University of Havana , later obtaining … Read more
William James Sidis. He is considered to be one of the smartest people on record. He had an estimated IQ between 250 and 300. The range of a person considered normal is between 90 and 110. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 Childhood and Youth 2 Achievements and feats 3 Politics and arrest 4 Death 2 Sidis method 3 Sources Biographical synthesis Childhood and … Read more
Otto Sverdrup. Well-known Norwegian sailor and explorer . He entered the merchant navy at the age of seventeen. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 Expeditions 2 See also 3 Sources Biographical synthesis (Haarstad, 1854 – Copenhagen, 1930) In 1878 he became a pilot and a short time later the captain of the ship. In 1888 he was part of the expedition that Fridtjof Nansen organized to Greenland . Nansen was very satisfied with Sverdrup’s services, so … Read more
Robert Falcon Scott. He managed to obtain two expeditions to the South Pole and was the main promoter of British exploration in the 19th century. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 The first trip 2 The second expedition 2 External links 3 Sources Biographical synthesis He was born on June 6, 1868, in Devonport. In 1880 he entered the Naval Academy, HMS Britannia, and … Read more
Frederick Cook. Doctor and explorer, he graduated as a doctor in 1890 , achieved several expeditions and recognition. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 Work as a doctor 2 The great expedition 2 Sources Biographical synthesis The son of an emigrant German physician, his youth was spent between the Catskill Mountains, where he acquired the spirit of adventure, and the city of … Read more
Yuri Gagarin . Soviet cosmonaut . The December to April of 1961 , Gagarin became the first human to travel to space, doing so on board the ship Vostok 1 . Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 Birth 2 Studies 3 His flight into space 4 Subsequent activities 5 Visit to Cuba 6 Death 2 Tribute 3 References in literature and fiction 4 See also 5 Sources Biographical synthesis Birth Yuri Gagarin received numerous decorations from … Read more