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James Ensor
Born: April 13, 1860
Art.Westa Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. He was associated with the artistic group Les XX.more…Frank Wedekind
Born: July 24, 1864
Lit.Westa German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes, is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.more…Oliver Heaviside
Born: May 18, 1850
Sciencean English self-taught mathematician and physicist who independently developed vector calculus among many achievementsmore…Jean Anouilh
Born: June 23, 1910
Lit.WestOne of France's most prolific writers after World War II, much of Anouilh's work deals with themes of maintaining integrity in a world of moral compromisemore…Isaac Albéniz
Born: May 29, 1860
Music.Westa Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era.more…Lazzaro Spallanzani
Born: January 12, 1729
Sciencean Italian Catholic priest, biologist and physiologist who made important contributions to the experimental study of bodily functions, animal reproduction, and animal echolocation.more…
The data is sourced from Charles Murray's Human Accomplishment database available by the Open Science Framework and from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.