a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism.

a French physicist and inventor with numerous important achievements

an Italian writer and novelist. He was a contemporary of Cesare Pavese and an influential voice in the modernist school of novel writing.

a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist

an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art.

an Austrian physician who invented percussion as a diagnostic technique. On the strength of this discovery, he is considered one of the founders of modern medicine.