a French novelist, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs.

a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.

a pioneer in astronomical spectroscopy, and was one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star

a French Neo-Impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style

an English politician, philosopher, and writer

a French chemist, best known for his works on organic analysis and synthesis, as well as the determination of atomic and molecular weights by measuring vapor densities