an English biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins

a French mathematician who made major contributions to the topology of point sets and introduced the entire concept of metric spaces

a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits

a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of the Carbonari revolutionaries and politician.

an English scientist and inventor. He is best known for his contributions in the development of the Wheatstone bridge, which is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance

a French symbolist painter, printmaker, draughtsman and pastellist.