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National Geographic Genius Matches
National Geographic has a incredible new feature for those who tested their DNA witih them. Genius matches. I wonder if Im really related to all those people.
#Abraham Lincoln (appears two times once as paternal and once as maternal match)
1809-1865
Political Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Most historians consider Lincoln the greatest of all U.S. Presidents. He was a gifted politician, and astute at bringing people together in mutual understanding and consensus. This 16th American President kept the young country from splintering during some of the darkest days in American history, the U.S. Civil War.
#Genghis Khan
1162-1227
Military Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest empire in history shortly after his death in the early 13th century. Khan was known as a ruthless ruler who grew his empire by absorbing tribes and customs from neighboring regions. Today he is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time.
#Leo Tolstoy
1828-1910
Literary Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Often cited as one of the greatest authors of all time. This Russian writer has been an inspiration to countless authors, and War and Peace is lauded as a literary masterpiece. Today, Tolstoy is considered more than just a writer, he was also a moral and religious leader.
#Charles Darwin
1809-1882
Scientific Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Darwin was a 19th century English naturalist attributed as the first person to propose the idea of evolution by means of Natural Selection. He proposed that all living things evolved from ancestral beings that once lived in a more distant past. His message was that ultimately all living species share a common ancestor, or match, in evolutionary history.
#Nicolas Copernicus
1473-1543
Mathematical Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Copernicus was one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers of all time. He established that the Sun, rather than the Earth, was the center of the Solar System. This concept set the foundation for the modern day understanding of our place in the universe. Copernicus could also speak multiple languages, and he dabbled in economics and politics as well.
#Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826
Political Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Jefferson was the third president of the United States and one of the founding fathers of the country. He was an architect, horticulturalist and an academic scholar, and often a strong advocate for religious freedom and tolerance. Jefferson, like many of his predecessors, was also a slave-owner. Under his leadership the U.S. nearly doubled in size, as he orchestrated the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
#King Tut
1341 BC to 1323 BC
Pharaoh Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Not much is known about this Egyptian leader from the 14th century B.C. other than he was possibly as young as nine when he took power, and that he died by the age of eighteen. Tutankhamun (or King Tut) ruled Egypt during the height of the empire, during which time he rejected some of the radical religious beliefs held by his predecessors. Furthermore, Tut is thought to have been the son of siblings, physically weak, and also stricken with malaria. All of these conditions may have contributed to his early death.
#Sir Frances Drake
1540-1596
Ocean Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Sir Drake was a British sea captain, politician, and slaver of the 16th century. He led the second expedition to circumnavigate the world, and thus he was first to complete the voyage as ship captain. Ferdinand Magellan did not live to see his boat return home. Drake was also known to many as a mercenary and thief who brought piracy to the American Pacific.
#Nikola Tesla
1856-1943
Engineering Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Although his work was historically overshadowed by that of colleague turned nemesis, Thomas Edison, Tesla is attributed with developing the idea of alternating current (AC) and the induction motor. His accomplishments, however, remained obscure until the late 1990’s when historians began to uncover the genius of his work in the fields of electronics and magnetism.
#Maria Theresa
1717-1780
Royal Genius
MATERNAL MATCH
Maria Theresa was a queen among queens. Her titles continuously changed as the geography of continental Europe evolved as nations merged then split apart during the heart of the 18th century. Maria was at one time Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia, and Archduchess of Austria. She was mother to sixteen children, the most famous of which was her youngest daughter, Maria Antonia, also known as Marie Antoinette.
#Petrarch
1304-1374
Poetic Genius
MATERNAL MATCH
Francesco Petrarca was an Italian scholar, poet, and humanist whose 14th century writings arguably ushered in the Renaissance movement across Italy, and eventually throughout Europe. Because of his drive to revisit the scholarly classics of the past and his ever inquisitive thirst for knowledge, he was regarded as one of the greatest scholars of his age.
#Queen Victoria
1819-1901
Royal Genius
MATERNAL MATCH
Victoria was the longest serving monarch of the British Empire, and oversaw some of the greatest advances scientifically, industrially, and across various aspects of society during an age of great advancement and development: The Victorian Era. Her tenure not only changed Great Britain, but had linguistic and societal impacts across the globe that are still lasting today.
#Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
Multi-faceted Genius
MATERNAL MATCH
Not only was Benjamin Franklin one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, but he was also a writer, publisher, physicist, naturalist, and economist, and his name is synonymous with wealth (a Benjamin is a $100 bill). Franklin is also credited with the idea of harnessing the power of electricity, a concept that completely altered the world as we know it.
#Marie Antoinette
1755-1783
Historical Genius
MATERNAL MATCH
Marie Antoinette is one of the most famous leaders, turned villains of recent history. To this day she is remembered for her staunch conservatism and displays of wealth. She is attributed with the infamous phrase, “let them eat cake,” supposedly uttered in response to the poverty in France. She is ultimately remembered for her death by guillotine in the center of Paris.
#Napoleon (appears two times once as paternal and once as maternal match)
1769-1821
Military Genius
PATERNAL MATCH
Napoleon was a political and military leader that rose to power in the late 18th century during the French Revolution. Under his rule, France rose to the position of European super power. Napoleon was later captured, tried, and found guilty. He eventually died in confinement in St. Helena island in the South Atlantic. His military tactics are still studied today, while his liberal political leanings continue to influence Europe and the world.
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Originally Posted by Mortimer
i love when he is modest..
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