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Laozi
Born: c. 571 BC Died: 471 BC Nationality: Chinese Laozi (老子) was a philosopher and poet of ancient China. He is known as the reputed...
Utopia 500
Mar 12, 20181 min read


Candy Lightner
Born: 30 May 1946 Nationality: American Candy Lightner transformed a personal tragedy into a crusade against drink driving. She founded...
Utopia 500
Mar 6, 20182 min read


Georgian history, culture and literature – Interview with Professor Ana Chikovani
On 16th February CETAPS and the Utopia500 Team welcomed Professor Ana Chikovani from the Institute of Classical, Byzantine and Modern...
Tímea Varga
Mar 1, 20185 min read


Michel Foucault
Born: 15 October 1926 Died: 25 June 1984 Nationality: French Paul Michel Foucault - generally known as Michel Foucault - was a French...
Utopia 500
Mar 1, 20182 min read


Ibn Battuta
Born: 25 February 1304 Died: 1369 Nationality: Moroccan Ibn Battuta or Muhammad Ibn Battuta (Arabic: محمد ابن بطوطة) sometimes referred...
Utopia 500
Feb 21, 20182 min read


Confucius
Born: 28 September 551 BC Died: 479 BC Nationality: Chinese Confucius (孔子) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of...
Utopia 500
Feb 16, 20182 min read


Vasco da Gama
Nationality: Portuguese Born: c. 1460’s Died: December 24th, 1524 Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer. He led the first expedition...
Utopia 500
Feb 15, 20182 min read


Clara Barton
Born: 25 December 1821 Died: 12 April 1912 Nationality: American Clara was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton on Christmas Day in 1821 in...
Utopia 500
Feb 14, 20182 min read


Nikolas Asimos
Born: 20th August 1949 Died: 17th March 1988 Nationality: Greek Νikolas Asimos (real name: Nikolas Asimopoulos) was born in 1949 in...
Utopia 500
Feb 9, 20181 min read


Utopia 500 team visits Alexandre Herculano secondary school in Porto
On 25th of January Utopia 500 team visited one of the oldest secondary schools in Porto – Escola Secundária Alexandre Herculano....
Polina Kireva
Feb 7, 20183 min read


Franz Kafka
Born: 3 July 1883 Died: 3 June 1924 Nationality: Czech Franz Kafka was a German-language writer of novels and short stories. Kafka is...
Utopia 500
Feb 7, 20182 min read


Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Born: 19 May 1881 Died: 10 November 1938 Nationality: Turkish Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an accomplished army officer come revolutionary,...
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Feb 2, 20181 min read


Sigmund Freud
Born: 6 May 1856 Died: 23 September 1939 Nationality: Austrian Sigmund Freud was born as Sigismund Schlomo Freud to Jewish parents in...
Utopia 500
Jan 19, 20183 min read


Portuguese Immigration Measures
How much do we know about refugees and immigrants? This issue is a major problem of the last decades and, although you can find all types...
Sara Conesa
Dec 4, 20176 min read


Boski Fest
In 2017, the 7th edition of Boski Fest- a festival organized by a group of friends in Poland - was celebrated. But among all the...
Aleksandra Pawlik
Nov 29, 20176 min read
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