an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners",

a chemist, geologist, metallurgist, naturalist, industrialist and philosopher, and a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

an English physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman. Nobel Prize in Physics: "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays"

an avant-garde Russian painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art

a Croatian scientist. He worked most of his life in Switzerland, and received eight doctor honoris causa in science, medicine, and law

an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities.