an Irish scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology

a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. Today, he is remembered mostly as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, first published in 1699.

a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics.

an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures

a Belgian painter and sculptor. He made an important contribution to the development of modern art by elevating the image of the industrial worker, docker and miner to an icon of modernity.

a Swiss physician and biologist. He was the first scientist to isolate nucleic acid in 1869. He also identified protamine and made a number of other discoveries.