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Bernard de Jussieu
Born: August 17, 1699
Sciencea French naturalist, younger brother of Antoine de Jussieumore…Joan Miró
Born: April 20, 1893
Art.Westa Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicistmore…Claude Michel
Born: December 20, 1738
Art.Westa French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta.more…Gregor Mendel
Born: July 20, 1822
Sciencea biologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey. He gained posthumous recognition as the founder of the modern science of geneticsmore…Fernand Léger
Born: February 4, 1881
Art.Westa French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style.more…Otto von Guericke
Born: November 30, 1602
Sciencea German scientist, inventor, and politician. His pioneering work, the development of experimental methods were noteworthy contributions for the advancement of the Scientific Revolution.more…
The data is sourced from Charles Murray's Human Accomplishment database available by the Open Science Framework and from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.