a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France

a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the artistic genre Cubism, his works are among the movement's most distinctive

a German mechanical engineer and inventor after whom the Wankel engine was named.

a German pioneer in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements.

an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket

a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist