a German physician who discovered the causative agent (pathogen) of gonorrhea,

a French mathematician, engineer, and physicist who made pioneering contributions to several branches of mathematics, including mathematical analysis and continuum mechanics.

a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias, published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata

a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions.

a Russian novelist, Symbolist poet, theorist and literary critic. He was a committed anthroposophist and follower of Rudolf Steiner.

a German writer, philosopher, theologian, historian and journalist.