a physician from Germany developed a procedure that allowed cardiac catheterization. In 1929, he safely passed the catheter into his heart.

a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes.

a Norwegian painter. His best known work, The Scream (1893), has become an iconic image of the art world

a German composer and music educator, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.

an English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator

a French poet and critic. He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the prose.