An image of "Tutor and Pupil", created by Nicolas De Largilliere in 1685 (Oil on canvas, 146 x 115 cm).

The School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, presents biographical information about al-Khwarizmi, regarded as the founder of algebra.

Early biographical information about his family, images of his self-portraits, his travels, his influences, and his career as an artist. Many links to photos and other sites.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, chemist Ava Josephine McAmis (1897-1991) attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College and then worked as a tutor at the University of Texas while earning her master's degree. That work led to a position at Yale...

This Bible Tutor site provides a great summary of the book of Exodus, broken down into three parts. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects, and the information that is presented is interesting and...

Frederick II (The Great, 1740-1786). The young Frederick had been brought up in a rough school. His father's strict training and brutal ways made his life miserable. He could not gratify his waste for study, nor enjoy any liberty of...

The celebrated novelist, James Fenimore Cooper, was born at Burlington, New Jersey, September 15, 1789. Having received his early education from a private tutor, he, at the age of thirteen, passed to Yale College, and after three years...

Born at Marbach, Germany, Nov. 10, 1759; died May 9, 1805. He was the son of Kaspar Schiller, an overseer of the nurseries of the duke of Wurtemberg. After receiving instruction under private tutors, he was taught in a school at Lorch,...

The King of Epirus, being obliged, on the murder of his father, to seek safety by flight, found a home, parent, and tutor in Flaucus, King of illyria, where he remained for several years, till old enough to maintain his own right, and...

Contains a pie chart that illustrates how wergeld was to be distributed among family members.