a Swedish chemist made substantial contributions to Swedish agriculture, including methods of fertilization and the introduction of sugar beets as a crop

a notable Austrian scientist who performed ground-breaking work in chemistry, physics (thermodynamics, optics, electrodynamics), and crystal forms.

a Russian Imperial composer

a French author and soldier. He was the author of a single novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which has been filmed twice and is considered a classic of French literature.

a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the Commanding General of the École Polytechnique

a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed in a relatively tonal, late Romantic idiom.