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Abba AhimeirAuthor · BooksAbba Ahimeir (2 November 1897 – 6 June 1962) was a Russian-born Israeli journalist, historian, and political activist.
Adolf ČernýAuthor · BooksAdolf Černý (19 August 1864 in Hradec Králové – 27 December 1952 in Prague) was a Czech linguist, translator, poet and journalist, as well as professor of Slavic studies in Prague.
Adolf DygasińskiAuthor · BooksAdolf Dygasiński (March 7, 1839, Niegosławice – June 3, 1902, Grodzisk Mazowiecki) was a Polish novelist, publicist and educator.
Ādolfs SkultePerson · Music memorabiliaĀdolfs Skulte (28 October 1909 – 20 March 2000) was a Latvian composer and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1979).
Agustín YáñezAuthor · Books
Ahmet DavutoğluAuthor · BooksAhmet Davutoğlu (born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party…
Aida StuckiPerson · Music memorabiliaAida Stucki (February 19, 1921June 9, 2011) was a Swiss violinist and music teacher.
Albert SchäffleAuthor · BooksAlbert Eberhard Friedrich Schäffle (24 February 183125 December 1903) was a German sociologist, political economist, and newspaper editor.
Aldo CapitiniAuthor · BooksAldo Capitini (23 December 1899 – 19 October 1968) was an Italian philosopher, poet, political activist, anti-fascist, and educator.
Aleksandr DeynekaPhotographer · PhotographyAleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka (20 May 1899 – 12 June 1969) was a Soviet painter, graphic artist and sculptor, regarded as one of the most important Russian modernist figurative painters…
Aleksandr PtushkoPerson · Film memorabiliaAleksandr Lukich Ptushko (– 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
Aleksandra AntonovaAuthor · BooksAleksandra Andreevna Antonova (Sandra Antonova; 5 May 1932 – 8 October 2014) was a Russian–Kildin Sámi teacher, writer, poet and translator.
Alenka Rebula TutaAuthor · BooksAlenka Rebula Tuta (born April 14, 1954) is a Slovene writer, poet, applied psychologist and a notable member of the Slovene minority in Italy.
Aleš VeselýArtist · SculptureAleš Veselý (3 February 1935 – 14 December 2015) was a Czech sculptor, graphic artist, painter and academy teacher.
Alex Faickney OsbornAuthor · BooksAlex Faickney Osborn (May 24, 1888 – May 5, 1966) was an American advertising executive and the author of the creativity technique named brainstorming.
Alexander GlazunovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (– 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period.
Alexander GordonPerson · Film memorabiliaAlexander Garrievich Gordon (born February 20, 1964) is a Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director. He has worked on "NTV" channel and "Channel One".
Alexander IlyinskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alexander Ilyinsky
Alexey ShchusevDesigner · DesignAlexey Victorovich Shchusev (– 24 May 1949) was a Russian and Soviet architect who was successful during three consecutive epochs of Russian architecture – Art Nouveau (broadly construed),…
Alfred RollerIllustrator · IllustrationAlfred Roller (2 October 1864 – 21 June 1935) was an Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer.
Alice Herz-SommerAuthor · BooksAlice Herz-Sommer (née Herz; 26 November 1903 – 23 February 2014), was a Czech-born Israeli classical pianist, music teacher, and supercentenarian who survived Theresienstadt concentration…
Almaz MonasypovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlmaz Monasypov (1925–2008) was a Soviet and Russian composer of Tatar origin. He was an art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1987), People's Artist of the…
Alois HábaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlois Hába (21 June 1893 – 18 November 1973) was a Czech composer, music theorist and teacher.
Amos Bronson AlcottAuthor · BooksAmos Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer.
Amos OzAuthor · BooksAmos Oz (born Amos Klausner (עמוס קלוזנר); 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual.
Anatoly LyadovPerson · Music memorabiliaAnatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov (28 August 1914) was a Russian composer, teacher and conductor.
Andrej BagarAuthor · BooksAndrej Bagar (29 October 1900 – 31 July 1966) was a Slovak film and theatre actor and theatre director. He appeared in 16 films between 1935 and 1965.
Anna LeonowensAuthor · BooksAnna Harriette Leonowens (born Ann Hariett Emma Edwards; 5 November 1831 – 19 January 1915) was an Anglo-Indian or Indian-born British travel writer, educator, and social activist.
Anne MichaelsAuthor · BooksAnne Michaels (born 15 April 1958) is a Canadian poet and novelist whose work has been translated and published in over 45 countries.
Antanas SmetonaAuthor · BooksAntanas Smetona (Lithuanian: [ɐnˈtǎːnɐs sʲmʲɛtoːˈnɐ]; 10 August 1874 – 9 January 1944) was a Lithuanian intellectual, journalist, and politician.
Anton MakarenkoAuthor · BooksAnton Semyonovich Makarenko (Anton Semenovych Makarenko; 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1888 – 1 April 1939), was a Soviet educator, social worker and writer.
Anton Martin SlomšekAuthor · BooksBlessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death.
Antoni BohdziewiczPerson · Film memorabiliaAntoni Bohdziewicz (11 September 1906 – 20 October 1970) was a Polish screenplay writer and director, best known for his 1956 adaptation of Zemsta by Aleksander Fredro.
Antonie HegerlíkováPerson · Film memorabiliaAntonie Hegerlíková (27 November 1923 – 11 December 2012) was a Czech actress, whose career in film, television and theatre endured for more than seventy years.
Armin KnabPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A bust of Armin Knab from the Armin Knab Gymnasium in Kitzingen
Arne NovákAuthor · BooksIllustration — Arne Novák before 1929
Arthur Hugh CloughAuthor · BooksArthur Hugh Clough (KLUF; 1 January 1819 – 13 November 1861) was an English poet, an educationalist, and the devoted assistant to Florence Nightingale.
Aryeh EliavAuthor · BooksAryeh "Lova" Eliav (21 November 1921 – 30 May 2010) was an Israeli politician, author, intellectual and peace and social activist.
August Ludwig von SchlözerAuthor · BooksAugust Ludwig von Schlözer (5 July 1735, in Gaggstatt – 9 September 1809, in Göttingen) was a German historian and pedagogist who laid the foundations for the critical study of Russian…
Balthasar RussowAuthor · BooksIllustration — The Chronicle of Livonia by Balthasar Russow, published in 1578
Barbara BodichonArtist · PaintingsBarbara Bodichon (8 April 1827 – 11 June 1891), born Barbara Leigh Smith, was an English educationalist, artist, and philanthropist, a leading mid-19th-century feminist and women's rights…
Barry GalbraithPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Barry Galbraith (December 18, 1919 – January 13, 1983) was an American jazz guitarist.
Benjamin MazarAuthor · BooksBenjamin Mazar (born Binyamin Zeev Maisler, June 28, 1906 – September 9, 1995) was a pioneering Israeli historian, recognized as the "dean" of biblical archaeologists.
Blanka TelekiArtist · PaintingsCountess Blanka Teleki de Szék (5 July 1806 – 23 October 1862) was a Hungarian noblewoman, educator and women's rights activist.
Blasius KozennAuthor · Maps and atlasesBlasius Kozenn (Blaž Kocen; 24 January 182129 May 1871) was a Slovenian geographer and cartographer. He has occasionally been misidentified as Slovak.
Bohumil KafkaArtist · SculptureBohumil Kafka (14 February 1878 – 24 November 1942) was a Czech sculptor and pedagogue.
Bohuslav BalbínAuthor · BooksIllustration — Bohuslav Balbín
Bořek ŠípekArtist · SilverIllustration — Bořek Šípek in 2014
Boris YukhananovAuthor · BooksBoris Yuryevich Yukhananov (30 September 1957 – 5 August 2025) was a Russian stage, film and television director, theatre educator and theorist.
Boris ZakhavaPerson · Film memorabiliaBoris Yevgenyevich Zakhava (May 24, 1896 – November 12, 1976) was a Soviet and Russian actor, theater director, pedagogue and theater theorist. People's Artist of the USSR (1967).
Břetislav PojarIllustrator · IllustrationBřetislav Pojar (7 October 1923 – 12 October 2012) was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.
Brian FerneyhoughPerson · Music memorabiliaBrian John Peter Ferneyhough[1] (born 16 January 1943) is an English composer. Ferneyhough is typically considered the central figure of the New Complexity movement.[3] Ferneyhough has…
Bruno MantovaniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bruno Mantovani
Bruno NuyttenPerson · Film memorabiliaBruno Nuytten (born 28 August 1945) is a French cinematographer turned director.
Carlo AgostiniAuthor · Books
Chance ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaChance Thomas is an American composer, author, and entrepreneur. His music has received critical acclaim and c
Charles HalléPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Charles Hallé (born Karl or Carl Halle; 11 April 181925 October 1895) was a Prussian and later British pianist and conductor, best known for founding the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester.
Christian Gotthilf SalzmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
Christian RubenArtist · PaintingsChristoph Christian Ruben (November 30, 1805 – July 9, 1875) was a German painter.
Christoph DemantiusPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Christoph Demantius (15 December 1567 – 20 April 1643) was a German composer, music theorist, writer and poet.
Claude Lévi-StraussPhotographer · PhotographyClaude Lévi-Strauss (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009)[4][5] was a Belgian-born French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of…
Constantine StanislavskyPerson · Film memorabiliaKonstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski (Константин Сергеевич Станиславский; Alekseyev; 17 January 18637 August 1938) was a seminal Russian and Soviet theatre practitioner.
Czesław MiłoszAuthor · BooksCzesław Miłosz (USalso; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat.
Daisaku IkedaAuthor · Books2 January 1928 – 15 November 2023 was a Japanese Buddhist leader, author, educator and nuclear disarmament advocate.
Dan ArielyAuthor · BooksDan Ariely (born April 29, 1967) is an Israeli-American author and professor of business administration at Duke University.
Dan BrownAuthor · BooksDaniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American writer best known for his thriller novels, particularly the Robert Langdon series Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003),…
Daniel Coit GilmanAuthor · BooksDaniel Coit Gilman (July 6, 1831 – October 13, 1908) was an American educator and academic.
Daniel SpeerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Daniel Speer (2 July 1636 – 5 October 1707) was a German composer and writer of the Baroque.
David Starr JordanAuthor · BooksDavid Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career.
Edith HamiltonAuthor · BooksEdith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was an American educator and internationally known author who was one of the most renowned classicists of her era in the United States.
Eduard OvčáčekIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Ovčáček in 2017
Eligiusz NiewiadomskiArtist · PaintingsEligiusz Józef Niewiadomski (1 December 1869 – 31 January 1923) was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement.
Elizabeth Cabot AgassizAuthor · BooksElizabeth Cabot Agassiz (pseudonym, Actaea; Cary; December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, naturalist, writer, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe…
Elizabeth FryAuthor · BooksElizabeth Fry (née Gurney; 21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry, was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker.
Elvira de HidalgoPerson · Music memorabiliaElvira Juana Rodríguez Roglán (December 28, 1891 – January 21, 1980), known professionally as Elvira de Hidalgo, was a prominent Spanish coloratura soprano, who later became a teacher and…
Emanuel Aloys FörsterPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Emanuel Alois Förster
Emili TeixidorAuthor · BooksEmili Teixidor i Viladecàs (22 December 1932 – 19 June 2012) was a Catalan writer, journalist and pedagogue.
Emmy DestinnPerson · Music memorabiliaEmmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová; 26 February 1878 – 28 January 1930) was a Czech operatic dramatic soprano. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Erich BöhlkePerson · Music memorabiliaErich Böhlke (9 September 1895 – 19 April 1979) was a German conductor and composer.
Erika RosenbergAuthor · BooksErika Rosenberg (born 24 June 1951) is an Argentine author, interpreter and journalist. She wrote a biography of Emilie Schindler.
Ernest GuiraudPerson · Music memorabiliaErnest Guiraud (lang; 23 June 18376 May 1892) was an American-born French composer and music teacher.
Ernst KrieckAuthor · BooksIllustration — Krieck in 1930
Ernst MachPhotographer · PhotographyErnst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach (18 February 1838 – 19 February 1916) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher who contributed to the understanding of the physics of shock waves.
Eugen PetersenAuthor · BooksEugen Adolf Hermann Petersen (16 August 1836 in Heiligenhafen – 14 December 1919 in Hamburg) was a German classical archaeologist and philologist.
Eugen SuchoňPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Eugen Suchoň (c.
Eugénio de CastroAuthor · BooksEugénio de Castro e Almeida (March 4, 1869 in Coimbra, Portugal – August 17, 1944) was a Portuguese writer and a poet.
Évelyne TrouillotAuthor · BooksÉvelyne Trouillot (born January 2, 1954) is a Haitian author, writing in French and Creole.
Felix Mikhailovich BlumenfeldPerson · Music memorabiliaFelix Mikhailovich Blumenfeld (19 April 1863 – 21 January 1931) was a Russian and Soviet composer and conductor of the Imperial Opera St-Petersburg, pianist, and teacher.
Ferdinand AvenariusAuthor · BooksFerdinand Avenarius (20 December 1856, in Berlin – 22 September 1923, in Kampen) was a German lyric poet, a leading representative of the culture reform movement of his time and the first…
Ferenc GyurcsányAuthor · Books
Franciszek Ksawery LampiArtist · PaintingsFranciszek Ksawery Lampi, also known as Franz Xaver Lampi (22 January 1782 – 22 July 1852), was a Polish Romantic painter born in Austria of ethnic Italian background.
François-Joseph FétisPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois-Joseph Fétis (25 March 1784 – 26 March 1871) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, teacher and composer. He was among the most influential music intellectuals in continental Europe.
František RauchPerson · Music memorabiliaFrantišek Rauch (4 February 1910 – 23 September 1996) was a Czech pianist and music teacher.
František TomášekAuthor · Books
Franz SchalkPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Schalk (27 May 1863 – 3 September 1931) was an Austrian conductor. From 1918 to 1929 he was director of the Vienna State Opera, a post he held jointly with Richard Strauss from 1919…
Fred JüssiPhotographer · PhotographyFred Jüssi (29 January 1935 – 1 December 2024) was an Estonian biologist, nature writer and photographer.
Frico KafendaPerson · Music memorabiliaFrico Kafenda (October 2, 1883 – September 3, 1963) was a Slovak composer, and a musical pedagogue. His piano students included a famous composer Eugen Suchoň.
Friedrich Adolf TrendelenburgAuthor · BooksPutting the organic/teleological view of the world on a modern foundation[3]
Friedrich FröbelAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel or Froebel (21 April 1782 – 21 June 1852) was a German pedagogue, a student of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, who laid the foundation for modern education based…
Friedrich GernsheimPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Gernsheim (July 17, 1839 – September 11, 1916) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist.
Friedrich GrützmacherPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Grützmacher (1 March 1832 – 23 February 1903) was a German cellist and composer in the second half of the 19th century.
Friedrich SpeePerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Spee (also Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld; February 25, 1591 – August 7, 1635) was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most well known as a forceful opponent of witch…
Fukuzawa YukichiAuthor · Books
Fyodor DruzhininPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The grave of Fyodor Druzhinin
Fyodor KhitrukArtist · PaintingsFyodor Savelyevich Khitruk (18 April3 December 2012) was a Soviet and Russian animator, animation director, screenwriter and pedagogue.
Gabriel BalartPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gabriel Balart (1895)
Gabriel von MaxArtist · PaintingsGabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (23 August 1840 in Prague, Kingdom of Austria – 24 November 1915 in Munich) was a Prague-born Austrian-German painter, and professor of history painting at…
Gary GraffmanPerson · Music memorabiliaGary Graffman (October 14, 1928 – December 27, 2025) was an American classical pianist, teacher and administrator.
Gary PeacockPerson · Music memorabiliaGary George Peacock (May 12, 1935September 4, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist.
Gennaro MannaPerson · Music memorabiliaGennaro Manna (12 December 1715 - 28 December 1779) was an Italian composer based in Naples. He was a member of the Neapolitan School.
Geoffrey SquiresAuthor · BooksGeoffrey Squires (born 16 November 1942, in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish poet who works in what might loosely be termed the modernist tradition.
Georg HellmesbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Hellmesberger Sr. (24 April 1800 – 16 August 1873) was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer.
Georg Michael Anton KerschensteinerAuthor · BooksGeorg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner (29 July 1854 in Munich – 15 January 1932 in Munich) was a German professor and educational theorist.
Gerald FinziPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Raphael Finzi (14 July 1901 – 27 September 1956) was an English composer. Finzi is best known as a choral composer, but also wrote in other genres.
Gershom ScholemAuthor · BooksGershom Scholem (5 December 1897 – 21 February 1982) was a German philosopher and historian.
Giani StuparichAuthor · BooksGiani Stuparich (April 4, 1891 – April 7, 1961) was an Italian writer. He was born in Trieste, then in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
Gilbert AmyPerson · Music memorabiliaGilbert Claude Adolphe Amy (born 29 August 1936) is a French composer and conductor.
Gottfried Gabriel BredowAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gottfried Gabriel Bredow.
Guðrið HansdóttirPerson · Music memorabiliaGuðrið Hansdóttir (born 6 October 1980) is a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer, and musician.
Hal GalperPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Galper (April 18, 1938 – July 18, 2025) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and writer.

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