a Dutch botanist and one of the first geneticists. He is known chiefly for suggesting the concept of genes, rediscovering the laws of heredity while apparently unaware of Gregor Mendel's work

an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books

a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor, who is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and a major figure in the Scientific Revolution.

a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis".

a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party. He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein

a French civil engineer, best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, designed and built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to the Statue of Liberty.