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Abel PachecoAuthor · BooksAbel Pacheco de la Espriella (born 22 December 1933) is a Costa Rican psychiatrist and retired politician who served as the 44th President of Costa Rica from 2002 to 2006.
Abraham ibn EzraAuthor · BooksAbraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (often abbreviated as ראב״ע; Ibrāhim al-Mājid ibn Ezra; also known as Abenezra or simply ibn Ezra, 1089 / 1092 – 27 January 1164 / 23 January 1167) was one of the…
Abraham VergheseAuthor · BooksAbraham Verghese (born May 30, 1955) is an American physician and author. He is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F.
Adnan AdıvarAuthor · BooksAbdülhak Adnan Adıvar (1882 – 1 July 1955), also known as Adnan Bey, was a Turkish politician, writer, historian, and medical doctor.
Adolf BastianAuthor · BooksAdolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian (26 June 18262 February 1905) was a 19th-century polymath remembered best for his contributions to the development of ethnography and the development of…
Adolf BierbrauerArtist · PaintingsAdolf Bierbrauer (26 July 1915 – 2 September 2012) was a German conceptual artist, painter and sculptor.
Ahmed MaterPhotographer · PhotographyAhmed Mater (Arabic: أحمد ماطر; born 1979, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia) is a doctor–turned–artist who uses photography, film, video art, and text alongside traditional techniques such as painting,…
Ahmed Zaki Abu ShadiAuthor · BooksAhmed Zaki Abu Shadi (February 9, 1892 – April 12, 1955 in Cairo) was an Egyptian Romantic poet, publisher, medical doctor, bacteriologist and bee scientist.
Ala BashirArtist · SculptureAla Bashir is an Iraqi painter, sculptor and plastic surgeon who has exhibited widely and is noted for his portrayals of the human condition.
Albert von Schrenck-NotzingAuthor · BooksAlbert Freiherr von Schrenck-Notzing (18 May 1862 – 12 February 1929) was a German physician, psychiatrist and notable psychical researcher, who devoted his time to the study of paranormal…
Albrecht von HallerAuthor · BooksAlbrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 16 October 170812 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet.
Alex ComfortAuthor · BooksAlexander Comfort (10 February 1920 – 26 March 2000) was a British scientist and physician, writer and activist, known best for his nonfiction sex manual, The Joy of Sex (1972).
Alexander BogdanovAuthor · BooksAlexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (– 7 April 1928), born Alexander Malinovsky, was a Russian and later Soviet physician, philosopher, science fiction writer, and Bolshevik revolutionary.
Alexander LenardAuthor · BooksAlexander Lenard (Lénárd Sándor; Alexander Lenardus; Budapest, 9 March 1910 – Dona Emma, Brazil, 13 April 1972) was a Hungarian physician, writer, translator, painter, musician, poet and…
Alexander RosenbaumAuthor · BooksAlexander Yakovlevich Rosenbaum PAR (Aleksandr Jakovlevič Rozenbaum) (born September 13, 1951) is a Russian bard from Saint Petersburg.[1][2]
Alexander SkeneArtist · SculptureAlexander Johnston Chalmers Skene (17 June 1837 – 4 July 1900) was a prominent British-American gynecologist who made the first modern description of what would later become known as…
Alexander von HumboldtAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.
Alfanus IAuthor · BooksSaint Alfanus I or Alfano I (died 1085) was the archbishop of Salerno from 1058 until his death. He was famed as a translator, writer, theologian, and medical doctor.
Alfons GabrielAuthor · Maps and atlasesAlfons Gabriel (1894–1976) was an Austrian geographer, explorer and travel writer who made several trips to the deserts of Iran, in 1927, 1928, 1933, and 1937.
Alfred MeissnerAuthor · BooksAlfred Meissner (15 October 1821, Teplitz – 29 May 1885, Bregenz) was an Austrian poet.
Ali bey HuseynzadeAuthor · BooksAli bey Huseyn oghlu Huseynzade (Əli bəy Hüseyn oğlu Hüseynzadə; Hüseyinzade Ali Turan;
Alice RobertsAuthor · BooksAlice May Roberts FRSB (born 19 May 1973) is a British academic, anatomist, archaeologist, TV presenter and author.
Almroth WrightAuthor · BooksSir Almroth Edward Wright FRCSI (10 August 1861 – 30 April 1947) was an English bacteriologist and immunologist.[2]
Alojz IhanAuthor · BooksAlojz Ihan (23 July 1961 – 10 March 2026) was a Slovenian doctor who was a specialist in medical microbiology and immunology.
Ami BouéAuthor · Maps and atlasesAmi Boué (16 March 1794 – 21 November 1881) was a geologist of French Huguenot origin. Ami Boué was born at Hamburg, he was trained in Edinburgh and across Europe.
Anders ChydeniusAuthor · BooksAnders Chydenius (lang; 26 February 1729 – 1 February 1803) was a Swedish-Finnish Lutheran priest, member of the Swedish Riksdag, and one of the most important champions of democratic…
Andrej ŽarnovAuthor · BooksAndrej Žarnov, born František Šubík, (November 19, 1903 in Kuklov (Kukló), Austria-Hungary (today:Slovakia) – March 16, 1982 in Poughkeepsie City, New York, United States) was a Slovak…
Andrew WakefieldPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrew Jeremy Wakefield (born 3 September 1956) is an English fraudster and anti-vaccine activist.
Antonio CocchiAuthor · BooksAntonio Cocchi (3 August 1695 – 1 January 1758) was an Italian physician, naturalist and writer. He was best known for his work on anatomy.
Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, 2nd Baron of ItamaracáAuthor · BooksAntônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, 2nd Baron of Itamaracá (April 30, 1804 – January 5, 1868) was a Brazilian poet, orator, diplomat, politician, physician and journalist.
António Teixeira de SousaAuthor · BooksAntónio Teixeira de Sousa, 2nd Count of Sousa Palmela (5 May 1857 – 5 June 1917) was a Portuguese medical doctor and politician during the Constitutional Monarchy.
Arthur RobisonAuthor · BooksArthur Robison (June 25, 1883 – October 20, 1935) was a German film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935.
Ašaĺči OkiAuthor · BooksAšaĺči Oki was a Russian and Soviet poet, writer, ophthalmologist and physician (1898–1973). She died in Alnashi.
August Carl Joseph CordaArtist · PaintingsAugust Carl Joseph Corda (15 November 1809 – September 1849) was a Czech botanist and mycologist. He is considered the founder of Czech scientific illustration.
AvicennaAuthor · BooksIbn Sina (c. 980 – 22 June 1037), commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world.
Beat RichnerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Beat Richner
Beata KurkulArtist · PaintingsBeata Kurkul (Beata Kurkul, born 21 January 1979 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Ukrainian artist and volunteer of Lithuanian-Polish origin, known for her numerous images of Ukrainian border…
Benjamin RushAuthor · BooksBenjamin Rush (April 19, 1813) was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S.
Bernard NathansonAuthor · BooksIllustration — Nathanson appearing on British TV discussion programme After Dark in 1997
Biernat of LublinAuthor · BooksBiernat of Lublin (Polish: Biernat z Lublina, Latin Bernardus Lublinius, ca. 1465 – after 1529) was a Polish poet, fabulist, translator, and physician.
Bolesław Wieniawa-DługoszowskiAuthor · BooksBolesław Ignacy Florentyn Wieniawa-Długoszowski (26 July 1881 – 1 July 1942)) was a Polish general, adjutant to Chief of State Józef Piłsudski, politician, freemason, diplomat, poet, artist…
Burchard de VolderAuthor · BooksBurchard de Volder (26 July 1643 – 21 March 1709) was a Dutch physicist.
Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusAuthor · Maps and atlasesCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Carl Heinrich StratzPhotographer · PhotographyCarl Heinrich Stratz (14 June 1858 in Odessa – 21 April 1924 in the Hague) was a German-Russian gynecologist who was one of the first to research human growth and development.
Carlo LeviArtist · PaintingsCarlo Levi (ˈkarlo ˈlɛːvi) (29 November 1902 – 4 January 1975) was an Italian painter, writer, activist, independent leftist politician, and medical doctor.
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y QuesadaAuthor · BooksCarlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (August 12, 1871 – March 28, 1939) was a Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and President of Cuba.
Carlos OlivierPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlos Olivier (Carlos Raúl Fernández Olivier) (26 January 195222 January 2007), was a Venezuelan actor, famous for his roles in telenovelas, including Leonela, El País de las Mujeres, Viva…
Charles KrauthammerAuthor · BooksCharles Krauthammer (March 13, 1950 – June 21, 2018) was an American political columnist and psychiatrist.
Charles NicolleAuthor · BooksCharles Jules Henri Nicolle (21 September 1866 – 28 February 1936) was a French bacteriologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of…
Charles RichetAuthor · BooksCharles Robert Richet (25 August 1850 – 4 December 1935) was a French physiologist at the Collège de France and immunology pioneer.
Christoph Jacob TrewIllustrator · IllustrationChristoph Jacob Trew (16 April 1695 in Lauf an der Pegnitz – 18 July 1769) was a German physician and botanist. He described numerous plants and published several richly illustrated works.
Claudio NaranjoAuthor · BooksClaudio Benjamín Naranjo Cohen (24 November 1932 – 12 July 2019) was a Chilean psychiatrist who is considered a pioneer in integrating psychotherapy and the spiritual traditions.
Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus KrayenhoffAuthor · Maps and atlasesCorneli(u)s Rudolphus Theodorus, Baron Krayenhoff (Nijmegen, 2 June 1758 – Nijmegen, 24 November 1840) was a physicist, artist, general, hydraulic engineer, cartographer and – against his…
Cüneyt ArkınPerson · Film memorabiliaFahrettin Cüreklibatır (7 September 1937 – 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director, producer and physician.
Dang Thuy TramAuthor · BooksĐặng Thùy Trâm (November 26, 1942 – June 22, 1970) was a Vietnamese doctor. She worked as a battlefield surgeon for the People's Army of Vietnam and Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
Daniel Garrison BrintonAuthor · BooksDaniel Garrison Brinton (May 13, 1837July 31, 1899) was an American archeologist, ethnologist, and surgeon.
Dimitrios GolemisAuthor · BooksDimitrios (or Demetrius) P. Golemis (15 November 1874– 9 January 1941) was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Edward TaylorAuthor · BooksEdward Taylor (c.1642 – June 29, 1729) was a colonial American poet, pastor and physician of English origin.
Eeltsje Hiddes HalbertsmaAuthor · BooksEeltsje Hiddes Halbertsma (Eeltje Hiddes Halbertsma ˈeːltɕǝ ˈɦɪdəs ˈɦɑlbǝrtsmaː; 8 October 1797 – 22 March 1858) was a Frisian writer, poet and physician, member of the Halbertsma family,…
Elizabeth BlackwellAuthor · BooksElizabeth Blackwell (3 February 182131 May 1910) was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the…
Elizabeth Garrett AndersonAuthor · BooksElizabeth Garrett Anderson (9 June 1836 – 17 December 1917) was an English physician and suffragist.
Elizaveta PolonskayaAuthor · BooksElizaveta Grigorevna Polonskaya (Елизаве́та Григо́рьевна Поло́нская), born Movshenson
Emil AarestrupAuthor · BooksCarl Ludvig Emil Aarestrup (4 December 1800 – 21 July 1856) was a Danish medical doctor and poet, who had just one single volume of poetry published throughout his lifetime, yet this gave…
Émile-Joseph-Maurice ChevéPerson · Music memorabiliaÉmile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé (May 31, 1804 – August 25, 1864) was a French music theorist and music teacher.
Erasmus DarwinAuthor · BooksErasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist,…
Erhard EtzlaubAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — "Romweg" map, 1500. "South-up" display, as in all of Etzlaub's maps.
Erich NeumannAuthor · BooksErich Neumann (23 January 1905 – 5 November 1960) was a German analytical psychologist and student of Carl Jung.
Ernst Gottlieb von SteudelAuthor · BooksErnst Gottlieb von Steudel (30 May 1783 – 12 May 1856) was a German medical doctor and an authority on grasses.
Ernst WeissAuthor · BooksDr Ernst Weiss (German: Weiß, August 28, 1882 – June 15, 1940) was an Austrian physician and author of Jewish descent.
Étienne-Jules MareyPhotographer · PhotographyÉtienne-Jules Marey (lang; 5 March 1830, Beaune, Côte-d'Or – 15 May 1904, Paris) was a French scientist, physiologist, and chronophotographer.
Eugène SueAuthor · BooksMarie-Joseph "Eugène" Sue (26 January 18043 August 1857) was a French novelist. He was one of several authors who popularized the genre of the serial novel in France with his very popular…
Eugenio EspejoAuthor · BooksFrancisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo (Royal Audiencia of Quito, February 21, 1747 – December 28, 1795) was a medical pioneer, writer and lawyer of indigenous origin in colonial…
Eva StrömAuthor · BooksEva Ström (born 4 January 1947 in Lidingö, Stockholm County) is a Swedish lyricist, novelist, biographer, and literary critic.
Fedir BohatyrchukAuthor · BooksFedir Parfenovych Bohatyrchuk (also Bogatirchuk, Bohatirchuk, Bogatyrtschuk; Fyodor Parfenyevich Bogatyrchuk;
Ferenc ToldyAuthor · BooksFerenc Toldy (born Franz Karl Joseph Schedel, August 10, 1805, in Buda - December 10, 1875, in Budapest) was a literary critic from the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary.
Fernando Goncalves NamoraAuthor · BooksFernando Gonçalves Namora (15 April 1919 – 31 January 1989) was a Portuguese writer and medical doctor. Namora was born in Condeixa-a-Nova, Coimbra District and died in Lisbon, Portugal.
François QuesnayAuthor · BooksFrançois Quesnay (lang; 4 June 1694 – 16 December 1774) was a French economist and physician of the Physiocratic school.
François RabelaisAuthor · BooksFrançois Rabelais (lang; born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author.
Franz HartmannAuthor · BooksFranz Hartmann (22 November 1838 – 7 August 1912) was a German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author.
Franz OppenheimerAuthor · BooksFranz Oppenheimer (March 30, 1864 – September 30, 1943) was a German-American sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state.
Franz SieberDesigner · DesignFranz Wilhelm Sieber (30 March 1789 – 17 December 1844) was a Czech-Austrian botanist and collector who travelled to Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa and Australia.
Franz UngerAuthor · BooksFranz Joseph Andreas Nicolaus Unger (30 November 1800 in Gut Amthof near village Leutschach in Styria, Austria – 13 February 1870 in Graz) was an Austrian botanist, paleontologist and plant…
Frederick BantingAuthor · BooksSir Frederick Grant Banting (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian pharmacologist, orthopedist, and field surgeon.
Frederik van EedenAuthor · BooksFrederik Willem van Eeden (3 April 1860, Haarlem – 16 June 1932, Bussum) was a Dutch writer and psychiatrist.
Friedrich Reinhold KreutzwaldAuthor · BooksFriedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (26 December 1803 – 25 August 1882) was an Estonian writer who is considered to be the father of the national literature for the country.
Friedrich Robert FaehlmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Friedrich R. Faehlmann. Lithograph by Eduard Hau (1838)
Friedrich Wilhelm WeberAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Weber (25 December 1813 – 5 April 1894) was a German doctor, politician of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet.
Friedrich WolfAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wolf (23 December 1888 – 5 October 1953) was a German doctor and politically engaged writer. From 1949 to 1951, he served as East Germany's first ambassador to Poland.
Fritz Reck-MalleczewenAuthor · BooksFriedrich Percyval Reck-Malleczewen (11 August 1884 – February 1945) was a German author.
Gemma FrisiusEngraver · PrintsGemma Frisius (born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555) was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
George MillerPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Miller (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker. In a career spanning four decades, he has received critical and popular success, and is widely known for creating and directing…
Georges DuhamelAuthor · Books
Géza CsáthPerson · Music memorabiliaGéza Csáth (lang; born József Brenner; February 13, 1887 – September 11, 1919) was a Hungarian writer, playwright, musician, music critic, psychiatrist, and physician.
Gian Francesco BuonamicoAuthor · BooksĠan Franġisk Bonamico (or Giovanni Francesco Bonamico) (1639–1680) was a Maltese doctor and a member of the Order of St.
Giorgio RosterPhotographer · PhotographyGiorgio Roster (May 20, 1843 – January 17, 1927) was an Italian scientist and photographer.
Giovanni Battista BalbisAuthor · BooksGiovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France.
Giovanni Dondi dell'OrologioArtist · WatchesGiovanni Dondi dall'Orologio (about 1330 – 19 October 1388), also known as Giovanni de' Dondi, was a Venetian physician, astronomer and mechanical engineer in Padua, now in Italy.
Giovanni Maria LancisiAuthor · BooksGiovanni Maria Lancisi (Johannes Maria Lancisius; 26 October 1654 – 20 January 1720) was an Italian physician, epidemiologist and anatomist who made a correlation between the presence of…
Giovanni MeliAuthor · BooksGiovanni Meli (4 March 1740 – 20 December 1815) was an Italian poet.
Göran RothmanAuthor · BooksGöran Rothman (30 November 1739 – 3 December 1778) was a Swedish physician, naturalist and translator, remembered as an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Gottfried BennAuthor · BooksGottfried Benn (2 May 1886 – 7 July 1956) was a German poet, essayist, and physician. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.
Grigory LangsdorffAuthor · BooksGeorg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff (8 April 1774 – 9 June 1852) was a German naturalist and explorer, as well as a Russian diplomat, better known by his Russian name, Grigori Ivanovich…
Guillaume Duchenne de BoulognePhotographer · PhotographyGuillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne (de Boulogne) (September 17, 1806, in Boulogne-sur-Mer – September 15, 1875, in Paris) was a French neurologist who revived Luigi Galvani's research and…
Guimarães RosaAuthor · BooksJoão Guimarães Rosa (lang; 27 June 1908 – 19 November 1967) was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer, poet and diplomat.
Gustav BrühlAuthor · BooksGustav Brühl (born 31 May 1826 in Herdorf, Prussia; died 16 February 1903 in Cincinnati) was an American physician, poet and archaeologist.
György SzabadosPerson · Music memorabiliaGyörgy Szabados (13 July 1939 – 10 June 2011) was a Hungarian jazz pianist, and is sometimes referred to as the "father" or "unofficial king" of the Hungarian free jazz movement since the…
Hadrianus JuniusAuthor · BooksHadrianus Junius (1511–1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, emblematist, school rector,…
Han SuyinAuthor · Books
Hans F. K. GüntherAuthor · BooksHans Friedrich Karl Günther (16 February 1891 – 25 September 1968), popularly known as Hans F. K.
Hans Hermann BehrAuthor · BooksHans Hermann Behr (August 18, 1818, Köthen – March 6, 1904, San Francisco) was a German-American doctor, entomologist and botanist.
Hans Martin SutermeisterAuthor · BooksHans Martin Sutermeister (29 September 1907 – 4 May 1977 pen name: Hans Moehrlen) was a Swiss physician and medical writer, politician, and activist against miscarriages of justice.
Hartmann SchedelAuthor · Maps and atlasesHartmann Schedel (13 February 1440 – 28 November 1514) was a German historian, physician, humanist, and one of the first cartographers to use the printing press.
Heinrich HoffmannIllustrator · IllustrationHeinrich Hoffmann (June 13, 1809 – September 20, 1894) was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including Der Struwwelpeter, an illustrated book portraying children…
Henri CazalisAuthor · BooksHenri Cazalis (French: [kazalis]; 9 March 1840, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise – 1 July 1909, Geneva) was a French physician who was a symbolist poet and man of letters and wrote under…
Henri Victor RegnaultPhotographer · PhotographyHenri Victor Regnault ForMemRS (ɑ̃ʁi viktɔʁ ʁəɲo; 21 July 1810 – 19 January 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of…
Hilary KoprowskiPerson · Music memorabiliaHilary Koprowski (5 December 191611 April 2013) was a Polish virologist and immunologist.
Hildegard of BingenPerson · Music memorabilia109817 September 1179), also known as the "Sibyl of the Rhine", was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath, active during the High Middle Ages
Hugo MünsterbergAuthor · BooksHugo Münsterberg (lang; June 1, 1863 – December 16, 1916) was a German-American psychologist.
Humphrey LlwydAuthor · Maps and atlasesHumphrey Llwyd (also spelled Lhuyd) (1527–1568) was a Welsh cartographer, author, antiquary and Member of Parliament.
Ibn al-NafisAuthor · BooksʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī Ḥazm al-Qarashī (Arabic: علاء الدين أبو الحسن عليّ بن أبي حزم القرشي), known as Ibn al-Nafīs (Arabic: ابن النفيس), was an Arab polymath whose areas of…

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