an Italian Renaissance painter who was noted in particular for his ability as a draftsman and his use of foreshortening.

an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle.

a Baltic German writer of the Sturm und Drang movement

a German composer. Sometimes described as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century, he is now largely overlooked, particularly in English-speaking countries.

a German Humanist scholar, mineralogist generally referred to as the Father of Mineralogy.

a Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, neurologist, artist, and philosophical theologian. He is noted for discovering the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves in the spinal cord.