a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism.

a British physicist. As a schoolboy, he became the first person to determine the latitude of Stroud, whilst making a sundial.

an Italian painter and a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century

an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678.

a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European modernist movement.

a Scottish doctor. He was a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy. By conducting one of the first ever clinical trials, he developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy