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| Peter Carl Fabergé honoured in Google doodle | Peter Carl Fabergé honoured in Google doodle |
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| Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. | Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. |
| The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. | The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. |
| Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. | Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. |
| His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. | His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. |
| Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. | Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. |
| In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. | In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. |
| He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. | He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. |
| Howard Carter celebrated in Google doodle | Howard Carter celebrated in Google doodle |
| 9 May 2012 | 9 May 2012 |
| Google homepage graphic pays tribute to archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 | Google homepage graphic pays tribute to archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 |
| 12 May 2012 | |
| Edward Lear celebrated in Google doodle | |
| 9 Apr 2012 | 9 Apr 2012 |
| Eadweard J Muybridge celebrated in a Google doodle | Eadweard J Muybridge celebrated in a Google doodle |
| 23 Mar 2012 | 23 Mar 2012 |
| Juan Gris celebrated in a Google doodle | Juan Gris celebrated in a Google doodle |
| 11 Jan 2012 | 11 Jan 2012 |
| Nicolas Steno Google doodle marks his 374th birth anniversary | Nicolas Steno Google doodle marks his 374th birth anniversary |
| Martha Graham's choreography embodied by a Google doodle | Martha Graham's choreography embodied by a Google doodle |
| 11 May 2011 | 11 May 2011 |
| Martha Graham, whose 'fierce' dance language has left a worldwide legacy, would have been 117 years old | Martha Graham, whose 'fierce' dance language has left a worldwide legacy, would have been 117 years old |
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| Russian jeweller famous for exquisite jewelled objects, including the Easter eggs that made him famous worldwide | Russian jeweller famous for exquisite jewelled objects, including the Easter eggs that made him famous worldwide |
| Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. | Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. |
| The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. | The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. |
| Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. | Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. |
| His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. | His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. |
| Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. | Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. |
| In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. | In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. |
| He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. | He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. |