a French novelist and poet whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes, and unique style and tone

a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism.

an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist. Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils.

a British philosopher, logician, and social critic

a French meteorologist and a pioneer in the field of aerology. Together with Richard Assmann (1845-1918), he is credited as co-discoverer of the stratosphere,

a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics