a Dutch poet, historian, lawyer, and linguist.

a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters. He became the Director of the Académie des Sciences, and the first President of the Prussian Academy of Science

a German Army artillery officer and rocket engineer

one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century.

an iconic French author. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, "The Sleeping Beauty", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Bluebeard"

a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure.