Essays Tagged: "wife maria"

How women were treated during the enlightment. A very opiniated paper

a few accepting them as their equivalent.Gottfried Kirch, a male German astronomer, stated that his wife Maria Winkelmann, spotted a comet while he was sleeping, therefore making a point that he wasn' ... ing a point that he wasn't aware of what she did, thus disobeying what her true purpose was, a housewife rather than looking for comets. This shows how many men did not show any respect for the accomp ...

(3 pages) 47 2 3.0 Jul/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

life of george eastman

munity in upstate New York. In 1859 his father, George Sr., sold his nursery business and moved his wife Maria, and young George to Rochester. Here, George Sr. established the Eastman Commercial Colle ...

(9 pages) 109 0 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Peter the great.

ath of czar Alexis in 1676, at the age of 47, leaving his son Feodor , who was the son of his first wife, Maria Miloslavsky, the successor to the throne. It was rumored that Feodor was slightly retard ... t to be czar. Rivalries for the throne followed, which lasted for 6 years, between the widow and ex-wife of Alexis. it was only with the death of Feodor 1682 that the rivalry could be put to rest. How ...

(8 pages) 58 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Picasso

was born in Malaga, Spain on October 25, 1881 to a professor of art named Jose Ruiz Blanco and his wife Maria Picasso Lopez. At the age of 10 Picasso made his first paintings, and performed brilliant ...

(2 pages) 63 0 3.9 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Peter the Great.

of the second marriage of his father, Alexis I, who ruled Russia from 1645 to 1676. When his first wife, Maria Miloslavsky died in 1669, Alexis married Natalia Naryshkin in 1671. Peter, a strong and ... unately for Peter, the Streltsy were broken up.Sofia was forced to become a nun, along with Peter's wife, Eudoxia, who had sympathized with the rebels. When Peter finally returned home, he demanded th ...

(8 pages) 86 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Beethoven

Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 to Johann van Beethoven and his wife, Maria Magdalena. He took his first music lessons from his father, who was tenor in the choir o ...

(3 pages) 86 2 3.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

The bicycle Thief

he has long sold in order to sustain his family's meager existence for a few more days. He and his wife, Maria, return to the pawnshop with a few remaining possessions, their matrimonial linen, in or ... ar domestic scenes, Antonio is portrayed as a loving husband and understanding father. He helps his wife carry heavy buckets of water and engages his young son, Bruno as a reliable helper and trusted ...

(6 pages) 20 0 4.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Hugo Van Der Goes’s Portinari Altarpiece

so Portinari and his son Anonio's name saints standing larger then life behind them (Galleria). His wife Maria and daughter Marghertia are also kneeling with their name saints Mary Magdalen and Margar ...

(4 pages) 5082 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Biography of Maria Winckelmann Kirch

rrying out systematic observations and discovered many comets. He also gave further training to his wife Maria in astronomy though at that time women were not allowed to attend universities. Both astr ...

(3 pages) 22 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology