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…
The third and final member of a chain of Athenian philosophers who would shape the foundation of Western philosophy, Aristotle (384…
One of the most singularly talented pianists of all time, Franz Liszt (1811-1886) dominated the musical world of the 19th century. An…
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,…