Pulitzer and Nobel-winning writer, Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, whose simple,…
The undisputed “master of suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an iconic film director and producer of over 50 movies, including…
Scotland’s greatest philosopher, David Hume (1711–1776) was a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is generally considered one of the three…
Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, William Butler (W. B.) Yeats (1865–1939), is considered to this day as one of the greatest…
Widely regarded as one of the greatest classical composers of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer,…
One of the most influential American inventors of all time, Thomas Edison (1847–1931) is responsible for the creation of several…
British biologist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) laid the foundations of the theory of evolution and transformed the way we think about…
A British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical logic, analytic philosophy,…
John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) was an influential British economist whose ideas on government intervention in the economy were considered to…
Austrian-born British economist Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992) is best known for his defense of classical liberalism and what is now called…