a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie

a German-Danish painter and printmaker. He was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of the early 20th century to explore color.

a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, music, and current events

a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is primarily known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy

a British engineer and physicist, born in Belfast, and older brother of William Thomson (Lord Kelvin).

a major figure of French romanticism, best known for his novellas and poems