Pablo Picasso - A biography of Pablo Picasso, the great
Spanish artist. One of the most interesting things about Picasso is that he was the first artist to be
famous during his own lifetime. He was quite a celebrity, and is considered one of the
most important artists of the twentieth century.
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Plato - A biography of Plato, one of the world's earliest
philosophers. Plato created many pieces of writing, most of which are referred to as "Dialogues."
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Rembrandt - Rembrandt is famous for not only being a great painter; he also lived his life far beyond
his means. In 1656, he declared bankruptcy and was forced to sell his home and many
of his personal belongings.
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Beethoven - A biography of Beethoven, one of the greatest
composers to ever live. His hearing disorder affected his social interactions: it was difficult to make friends, and
to meet women (he never married).
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Claude Monet - Claude Monet was born in the year 1840 and is considered one of the
founding fathers of impressionism, which is an artistic style which is
devoted to showing how light affects colors.
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Leonardo da Vinci - Leonardo da Vinci is known as the ultimate "Renaissance man." A
"renaissance man" is someone who is good at everything!
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Archimedes - A biography of Archimedes, a mathematician
of from Greek times who discovered the Principle of Buoyancy amongst
other mathematical findings. He
revolutionized the subject of geometry.
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Vincent Van Gogh - Some of Van Gogh's paintings are among the most expensive in the whole world, and have
sold for a record 53.9 million for one painting and 82.5 million for another. Van Gogh only
sold one painting during his lifetime, and became a celebrated artist only after his death.
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Confucius - After his death, his students compiled their notes on his teachings and sayings into a book,
which they called the Analects.
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Aristotle - A biography of Plato's student Aristotle, who
became a great Greek philosopher and a tutor to Alexander the Great.
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