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Greatness
Greatness is a concept of a state of exceptional superior (hierarchy), superiority affecting a person or wikt:entity, object in a particular place or area. Greatness can also be attributed to individuals who possess a natural ability to be better than all others. An example of an expression of the concept in a qualified sense would be "Hector is the definition of greatness" or "Napoleon was one of the greatest wartime leaders". In the unqualified sense it might be stated "George Washington achieved greatness within his own lifetime", thus implying that "greatness" is a definite and identifiable quality. Application of the terms "great" and "greatness" is dependent on the world view, perspective and subjective judgements of those who apply them. Whereas in some cases the perceived greatness of a person, place or object might be agreed upon by many, this is not necessarily the case, and the perception of greatness may be both fiercely contested and highly idiosyncratic. Histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander The Great
Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon, Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 and spent most of his ruling years conducting Wars of Alexander the Great, a lengthy military campaign throughout West Asia, Western Asia, Central Asia, parts of South Asia, and ancient Egypt, Egypt. By the age of 30, he had created one of the List of largest empires, largest empires in history, stretching from History of Greece, Greece to northwestern History of India, India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history's greatest and most successful military commanders. Until the age of 16, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. In 335 BC, shortly after his assumption of kingship over Macedon, he Alexander's Balkan campaign, campaigned in the Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick The Great
Frederick II (; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled ''King in Prussia'', declaring himself ''King of Prussia'' after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant accomplishments include military successes in the Silesian Wars, Silesian wars, reorganisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a major military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great () and was nicknamed "Old Fritz" (). In his youth, Frederick was more interested in music and philosophy than war, which led to clashes with his authoritarian father, Frederick William I of Prussia. However, upon ascending to the throne, he attacked and annexed the rich Habsburg monarchy, Austrian province of Silesia in 1742, winning mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catharine Cox
Catharine Morris Cox Miles (May 20, 1890 – October 11, 1984) was an American psychologist known for her work on intelligence and genius. Born in San Jose, CA, to Lydia Shipley Bean and Charles Ellwood Cox. In 1927 married psychologist Walter Richard Miles. Her sister was classics scholar and Quaker administrator Anna Cox Brinton. She was a professor of clinical psychology at the Yale Medical School and affiliated with Yale's Institute of Human Relations. Earlier she worked at Stanford with Stanford-Binet creator Lewis Terman in issues related to IQ. She is also known for her historiometric study (1926) of IQ estimates of three hundred prominent figures who lived prior to IQ testing, a work which was one of the earliest attempts to apply social scientific methods to the study of genius and greatness. Academic career Cox attended Stanford University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911. She earned a Master of Arts degree in German language and literature in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton (; 16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911) was an English polymath and the originator of eugenics during the Victorian era; his ideas later became the basis of behavioural genetics. Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also developed the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and Statistical survey, surveys for collecting data on human communities, which he needed for genealogical and biographical works and for his anthropometrics, anthropometric studies. He popularised the phrase "nature versus nurture". His book ''Hereditary Genius'' (1869) was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness. As an investigator of the human mind, he founded psychometrics and differential psychology, as well as the lexical hypothesis of personality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814. He united most of Western Europe, Western and Central Europe, and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages. A member of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty, Charlemagne was the eldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. With his brother, Carloman I, he became king of the Franks in 768 following Pepin's death and became the sole ruler three years later. Charlemagne continued his father's policy of protecting the papacy and became its chief defender, remo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (German: �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral ''Brandenburg Concertos''; solo instrumental works such as the cello suites and sonatas and partitas for solo violin; keyboard works such as the '' Goldberg Variations'' and '' The Well-Tempered Clavier''; organ works such as the ' and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and choral works such as the '' St Matthew Passion'' and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. The Bach family had already produced several composers when Johann Sebastian was born as the last child of a city musician, Johann Ambrosius Bach, Johann Ambrosius, in Eisenach. After being orphaned at age 10, he lived for five years with his eldes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussieu (other)
Jussieu can refer to: People * Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797–1853), French botanist, son of A. L. de Jussieu * Antoine de Jussieu (1686–1758), French naturalist, uncle of A. L. de Jussieu * Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748–1836), French botanist * Bernard de Jussieu (1699–1777), French naturalist, uncle of A. L. de Jussieu * See De Jussieu for additional family members Places * Jussieu (Paris Métro), a station of the Paris Métro * Jussieu Campus The Jussieu Campus (''Campus de Jussieu'') or the Pierre-et-Marie-Curie Campus is a higher education campus located in the 5th arrondissement, Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the main campus of the Sorbonne Faculty of Science an ..., a campus of the University of Paris, France * Jussieu Peninsula, a peninsula in South Australia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herschel (other)
Herschel or Herschell may refer to: People * Herschel (name), various people Places * Herschel, Eastern Cape, South Africa * Herschel, Saskatchewan * Herschel, Yukon * Herschel Bay, Canada * Herschel Heights, Alexander Island, Antarctica * Herschel Island, Canada * Herschel Island (Chile), an island of the Hermite Islands archipelago * Mount Herschel, Antarctica * Cape Sterneck, Antarctica Astronomy * Herschel (crater), various craters in the Solar System * 2000 Herschel, an asteroid * 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, a comet * Herschel Catalogue (other), various astronomical catalogues of nebulae * Herschel Medal, awarded by the UK Royal Astronomical Society * Herschel Museum of Astronomy, in Bath, United Kingdom * Herschel Space Observatory, operated by the European Space Agency * Herschel wedge, an optical prism used in solar observation * Herschel's Garnet Star, a red supergiant star * William Herschel Telescope, in the Canary Islands * Telescopium Herschelii, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English Natural history#Before 1900, naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a Common descent, common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint presentation with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this Phylogenetics, branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey, burial in Westminster Abbey. Darwin's early interest in nature led him to neglect his medical education at the University of Edinburgh Medical Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassini (other)
Cassini may refer to: People * Cassini (surname) * Oleg Cassini (1913–2006), American fashion designer Cassini family: * Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625–1712), Italian mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer * Jacques Cassini (1677–1756), French astronomer, son of Giovanni Domenico Cassini * César-François Cassini de Thury (1714–1784), French astronomer and cartographer, son of Jacques Cassini * Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini (1748–1845), French astronomer, son of César-François Cassini de Thury * Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781–1832), French botanist and naturalist, son of Jean-Dominique de Cassini Planetary science * Cassini's laws on the motion of the Moon * Cassini Division, a gap in the rings of Saturn * ''Cassini–Huygens'', the space mission to examine Saturn and its moons, of which the ''Cassini'' orbiter was a part * Cassini (Martian crater) * Cassini (lunar crater) * 24101 Cassini, an asteroid * 24102 Jacquescassini, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernoulli Family
The Bernoulli family ( ; ; ) of Basel was a Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patrician family, notable for having produced eight mathematically gifted academics who, among them, contributed substantially to the development of mathematics and physics during the Early Modern Switzerland, early modern period. History Originally from Antwerp, a branch of the family relocated to Basel in 1620. While their origin in Antwerp is certain, proposed earlier connections with the Dutch family of Italian ancestry called ''Bornouilla'' (''Bernoullie''), or with the Castilian family ''de Bernuy'' (''Bernoille'', ''Bernouille''), are uncertain. The first known member of the family was Leon Bernoulli (d. 1561), a doctor in Antwerp, at that time part of the Spanish Netherlands. His son, Jacob, emigrated to Frankfurt am Main in 1570 to escape from the Inquisition in the Netherlands, Spanish persecution of the Protestants. Jacob's grandson, a spice trader, also named Jacob, moved to Basel, Switzerlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schnorr Von Carolsfeld Bibel In Bildern 1860 203
Schnorr is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include the following: * Claus P. Schnorr (born 1943), German mathematician and cryptographer * Donna Schnorr (died 1984), victim of American serial killer Brian Dugan * Veit Hans Schnorr, later Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1644–1715), German iron and cobalt magnate, ancestor of the Schnorr von Carolsfeld family * Adolf Schnorr (1883–19??) German businessman. Founder of Adolf Schnorr GmbH, manufacturer of Disc Springs ;Schnorr von Carolsfeld * Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872), German painter; younger son of Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld * Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1788–1853), German artist; elder son of Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld * Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1836–1865), German ''Heldentenor'' and creator of the role of Tristan; son of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld * Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1764–1841), German portraitist * Malvina Garrigues Eugénia M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
