a German mathematician who worked on number theory, algebra and logic. He criticized Georg Cantor's work on set theory ("God made the integers, all else is the work of man").

a Spanish chemist, and the first to isolate tungsten with his brother Juan José Elhuyar in 1783.

a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe.

a French musician, best known as an organist and composer. He was born, and died, in Paris.

a leading Soviet physicist, engineer and Nobel laureate, best known for his work in low-temperature physics.

a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement and the Decadent movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry