an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students during his 56 years as Professor of Anatomy at the U of Padua.

a French chemist, discoverer of toluene

an English writer, poet, and activist. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem "Rose Aylmer"

an English metallurgist, noted for his 1882 discovery of manganese steel, one of the first steel alloys

a distinguished German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty dramas.

an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential literary model.