an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits

a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West.

a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.

a German writer and novelist.

a Spanish dramatist, poet, writer and knight of the Order of Santiago. He is known as one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for his plays.

a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer.