a Muslim Andalusian polymath and jurist.

a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist

a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine.

a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement

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

a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire.