a Norwegian physicist and meteorologist who did much to found the modern practice of weather forecasting.

a French-British engineer who is most famous for the work he did in Britain. He constructed the Thames Tunnel

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 German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

a French astronomer and geodesist who named 14 out of the 88 constellations.

an Italian poet, sometimes called the Italian Pindar