an Austrian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga Radetzky March (1932), about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871).

a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director

an English chemist who worked with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton.

an Austrian novelist, short story writer and playwright

a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet, and author.