UK Genealogy
Sir Ernest Shackleton, Karl Marx died in poverty, reveal probate records
London, Aug 11 : Newly published records have revealed that one of Britain’s most successful polar explorers, Sir Ernest Shackleton and well known German philosopher Karl Marx died in poverty.
Karl Marx comes bottom of the ‘dead rich list’
Marx, the author of Das Kapital who died in north London in 1883, left just �250 - worth �23,000 today - to his youngest daughter Eleanor, the records reveal.
Sir Ernest Shackleton and Karl Marx died in poverty, probate records show
As one of Britain’s most successful polar explorers, Sir Ernest Shackleton was honoured by the king, feted by the press and adored by the public.
Tate Liverpool Announces First Major Retrospective of Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik, Route 66, 1993, Installation, 2 channels, approx. 130 x 150 x 120 cm. Mixing technique: motorbike, monitors � Nam June Paik Estate, New York, 2010/ collection Peter Kolb. Photo: Peter Kolb.
It’s not just for washing your hands
BEIRUT: During the 2004 World Economic Forum, held that year at a Dead Sea resort in Jordan, organizers commissioned Palestinian curator Jack Persekian to engineer a Palestinian Cultural Evening. When the designer-branded WEF delegates assembled, they found a stage decorated with an installation made from thousands of bars