a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation.

an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in architecture, he was more prominently the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture.

a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history.

a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases, he is regarded as one of the main founders of modern bacteriology.

a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color.

a Hungarian radiochemist recognized for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals