Stories of people — forgotten lives, untold destinies.
In the quiet early summer of 1940, while Europe was sinking deeper into the darkness of the Second World War, a small Japanese consulate in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas became an unlikely beacon of hope. Inside, behind a worn wooden desk buried under papers and sealed envelopes, sat a man who would soon make … Read more
The night was supposed to be quiet. In the spring of 1777, the air in rural New York still carried the damp chill of winter. The small community around Fredericksburg lay wrapped in darkness, with only the occasional crackle of a dying hearth marking the end of another day. Most families slept in peace, believing—hoping—that … Read more
Childhood and Early Life Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was born on July 1, 1818, in Buda (now part of Budapest), Hungary, to a family of a Hungarian merchant. From a young age, he showed keen intellect and curiosity, often asking questions that other children took for granted. He was fascinated by the human body and the … Read more