a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the Commanding General of the École Polytechnique

a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex analysis, differential geometry and partial differential equations.

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.

a Dutch poet, writer and playwright. He is considered the greatest poet and playwright of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age

an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel Ernest Pontifex or The Way of All Flesh,

a Belarusian painter who made a major contribution to the expressionist movement while living and working in Paris.