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1791 1852 Payne, John Howard.

1779 1860 Paulding, J. K..

1795 1860 Peabody, George.

1852 1938 Peabody, George F

History Poet

1908 Stedman, Edmund C.. 1883 Stephens, A. H... 1876 Stewart, Alexander T. 1730 1781 Stockton, Richard. 1825 1903 Stoddard, Rich. Henry 1818 1893 Stone, Lucy 1848 1929 Stone, Melville E. 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Beecher.. 1848 1931 Straus, Nathan.. 1850 1926 Straus, Oscar 8.. 1740 1795 Sullivan, John...

1859 1918 Sullivan, John L.

1843 1923 Sulzferge, Mayer.

1811 1874 Sumner, Charles. 1734 1832 Sumter, Thomas.

Occupation

Fiction History Sold., Educ. Fiction Abolitionist Explorer Educator Morm'nPr'pht Nat'l Anthem Bandmaster Physician Fin., Benef. Suffragist Soldier (Rev.)

Poet

Confed. V. P.
Merchant

Rev. Patriot
Poet

Reformer
Founder A. P.
Fiction
Philanth'pist
Diplomat
Soldier (Rev.)
Pugilist

1856 1920 Peary, Robert E., Adm..

1644 1718 Penn, William. 1860 1921 Penrose, Boise 1830 1905 Perry, Arthur L.

Fic., Poetry Philanthropist Fin., Benet. Explorer Founder Politics Economist

1785 1819 Perry, Oliver Hazard... Nav. Hero 1844 1911 Phelps-Ward, Eliz. B.. Fiction 1867 1911 Phillips, David Graham Novelist 1811 1884 Phillips, Wendell.. 1739 1817 Pickens, Andrew.. 1814 1899 Pierpont, Francis H. 1785 1866 Pierpont, Rev. John. 1779 1813 Pike, Zebulon M.. 1746 1825 Pinckney, Charles C.. 1809 1849 Poe, Edgar Allan. 1867 1910 Porter, W. S. (O. Henry) 1761 1807 Preble, Edward, Comm.. 1790 1859 Prescott, William H. 1794 1860 Preston, William C.... 1847 1911 Pulitzer, Joseph.

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1871 1935 Sunday, Rev. Wil'm A... Evangelist

1803 1880 Sutter, John A..
1849 1909 Tabb, John B..
1856 1929 Taggart, Thomas
1832 1902 Talmage, T. de Witt.
1825 1878 Taylor, Bayard..
1806 1882 Taylor, Moses.
1768 1813 Tecumseh (Indian).
1836 1894 Thaxter, Celia..
1785 1872 Thayer, Sylvanus.
1835 1905 Thomas, Theodore..
1853 1937 Thomson, Elihu.,
1817 1862 Thoreau, Henry D.
1791 1871 Ticknor, George.
1814 1886 Tilden, Samuel J.
1847 1918 Tillman, Benjamin R...
1740 1809 Trumbull, Jonathan..
1823 1878 Tweed, William M.
1830 1894 Vance, Zebulon B....
1794 1877 Vanderbilt, Cornelius...
1843 1899 Vanderbilt, Cornelius..
1821 1885 Vanderbilt, Wm. H.
1849 1920 Vanderbilt, Wm. K..

Jurist

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1852 1933 Van Dyke, Rev. Henry..Poet, Educ.

1718 1790 Putnam, Israel.

Soldier

1853 1904 Quay, Matt.

Politics

1835 1900 Villard, Henry..

1773 1833 Randolph, John.

Statesman

1864 1938 Vizetelly, F. H..

1820 1869 Raymond, Henry J.

Newspaper

1827 1905 Wallace, Lew.

1822 1872 Read, Thos. Buchanan,.

Poet

1851 1902 Reed, Walter...

Physician

1837 1912 Reid, Whitelaw.

Journalist

1846 1927 Remsen, Ira..

Chemist

1735 1818 Revere. Paul

(Apollos Rivoire)

1848 1927 Rhodes, James Ford.. 1817 1894 Rice, Henry M..

1849 1914 Riis, Jacob A.

1854 1916 Riley, J. Whitcomb. 1869 1935 Robinson, Edwin A... 1839 1937 Rockefeller, John D.. 1845 1937 Root, Elihu.

1834 1913 Rose, Uriah M

1862 1932 Rosenwald, Julius.

1855 1916 Royce, Josiah..

1743 1839 Rumsey, James..

1745 1813 Rush, Benjamin..

1780 1859 Rush. Richard..

1740 1785 Salmon, Haym.
1856 1921 Saltus, Edgar F..
1818 1887 Saxe, John Godfrey.
1847 1920 Schiff, Jacob Henry.
1829 1906 Schurz, Carl
1733 1804 Schuyler, Philip.
1786 1866 Scott, Winfield.
1854 1926 Scripps, Edward W
1895 1938 Scripps, Robert P.
1838 1902 Scudder, Horace E
1729 1796 Seabury, Samuel.
1888 1916 Seeger, Alan.

1770 1845 Sequoyah (Cherokee).
1713 1784 Serra, Junipero.

1774 1821 Seton, Elizabeth (Bayley)

1745 1815 Sevier, John
1801 1872 Seward, William H.
1823 1897 Sheldon, Edward A
1850 1911 Shepard, Edward M
1823 1900 Sherman John...
1831 1888 Sheridan, Phillip.
1820 1891 Sherman, William T.
1810 1879 Shields, James.

1836 1904 Shoup, Col. George L.
1791 1865 Sigourney, Lydia H.
1813 1883 Sims, J Marion.

Patriot
History

Sen., Ploneer
Writer
Poet
Poet

Fin., Philan.
Statesman
Jurist, Dip.
Merch. Phil
Philosopher
Steamboat
Physician
Statesman
Patriot

Fiction
Poet
Financier
Statesman
Soldier (Rev.)
Soldier
Newspapers
Newspapers
Ed. All. M.
P. E. Bishop
Poet
Ind. leader
Missionary
Educator
Sold., Gov.
Statesman
Educator
Law. Reform
Statesman
Soldier
Soldier
Sold., Sen, Gov.
Gov., Sen.
Poet
Surgeon

1838 1922 Wanamaker, John. 1871 1937 Warburg, Felix M. 1727 1800 Ward, Artemas. 1834 1867 Ward, Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne).

1831 1862 Ward, Frederick T 1841 1913 Ward, Lester F. 1829 1900 Warner, Chas, Dudley 1830 1882 Warren, Gouvern K 1740 1775 Warren, Joseph...... 1858 1915 Washington, Booker T.. 1840 1921 Watterson, Henry. 1745 1796 Wayne, Anthony. 1782 1852 Webster, Daniel. 1758 1843 Webster, Noah. 1797 1882 Weed, Thurlow.. 1828 1898 Wells, David A. 1846 1914 Westinghouse, George 1836 1906 Wheeler, Gen. Joseph. 1832 1918 White, Andrew D. 1834 1916 White, Horace V 1836 1906 White, Stanford. 1802 1847 Whitman, Marcellus. 1819 1892 Whitman, Walt. 1765 1825 Whitney, Ell. 1841 1904 Whitney, William C. 1827 1894 Whitney, William D. 1807 1892 Whittier, John Greenleaf 1884 1921 Whittlesey, Charles W. 1856 1923 Wiggin, Kate D... 1798 1877 Wilkes, Lieut. Chas. 1787 1870 Willard, Emma.. 1839 1898 Willard, Frances E. 1854 1932 Williams, John Sharp.. 1599 1683 Williams, Rev. Roger. 1806 1867 Willis, Nathaniel P. 1588 1649 Winthrop, John. 1828 1861 Winthrop, Theodore. 1785 1842 Woodworth, Samuel. 1720 1772 Woolman, John... 1848 1894 Woolson, Constance F.. 1852 1919 Woolworth, Frank. 1801 1877 Young, Brigham. 1697 1746 Zenger, John P..

Editor

Etymologist

Sold., Dram.

Merchant Banker Soldier (Rev.)

Humor Soldier Philosopher Essayist Soldier (Rev.) Soldier (Rev.) Negro Educ. Journalist Soldier (Rev.) Sen., Orator Dictionary Journalist Economist Inventor Soldier Educ.Diplom. Journalist Architect Oreg. Explor. Poet Inventor St. Railways Ed. Dict. Poet Soldier Fiction Polar Explor. Educator Prohibitionist

Politics

Founder

Essayist

Gov. Conserv.
Fiction
Poet, Dram.
Religion
Fiction

Merchant
Morm'n Lead.
Journalist

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1852 1911 Abbey, Edwin A. 1856 1915 Alexander, John W. 1849 1924 Allen, Thomas 1779 1843 Allston, Washington 1814 1893 Beard, Jas. H. 1825 1900 Beard, William H. 1852 1917 Beckwith, J. Carroll 1882 1925 Bellows, George W. 1828 1902 Bierstadt, Albert 1847 1919 Blakelock, Ralph A. 1848 1936 Blashfield, Edwin H. 1857 1903 Blum, Robert F. 1868 1923 Bohm, Max 1833 1905 Boughton, George H. 1827 1892 Bradford, William 1832 1918 Brevoort, J. R. 1847 1928 Bridgman, F. A. 1814 1889 Brown, George L. 1859 1920 Browne, Charles Francis 1855 1941 Brush, George de Forest 1811 1893 Casilaer, John W. 1843 1926 Cassatt, Mary 1796 1872 Catlin, George 1860 1925 Chapman, Carlton T. 1849 1916 Chase, William M. 1826 1900 Church, F. E. 1842 1924 Church, Fred'k Stuart 1855 1925 Coffin, Wm. A. 1801 1848 Cole, Thos.

1840 1928 Coleman, Charles C. 1832 1920 Colman, Samuel 1737 1815 Copley, John S. 1856 1919 Cox, Kenyon 1849 1924 Craig, Thomas B. 1845 1918 Crowinshield, Fred'k 1843 1909 Currier, J. Frank 1833 1927 Dana, W. P. W. 1853 1929 Dannat, William T. 1862 1928 Davies, Arthur B. 1856 1933 Davis, Charles H. 1861 1918 Day, Frank Miles 1858 1923 De Camp, Joseph R. 1847 1935 Dielman, Frederick 1876 1935 Dodge, William De L. 1856 1926 Drake, Will H. 1796 1886 Durand, A. B. 1848 1919 Duveneck, Frank 1844 1916 Eakins, Thomas 1845 1921 Earle, Lawrence C. 1812 1868 Elliott, Chas. L. 1852 1926 Foster, Ben. 1808 1884 Freeman, James E. 1822 1884 Fuller, George 1867 1934 Fuller, Henry B. 1765 1815 Fulton, Robert

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1838 1928 Gay. Edward 1823 1880 Gifford, 8. R. 1834 1918 Griswold, C. C. 1861 1927 Grover, Oliver Dennett 1865 1931 Hale, Philip L. 1792 1866 Harding, Chester 1854 1929 Harrison. L. Birge 1828 1901 Hart. James M. 1860 1935 Hassam. Childe 1872 1930 Hawthorne, Charles W. 1813 1894 Healy, G. P. A. 1839 1917 Hennessy, William J. 1865 1929 Henri, Robert 1823 1890 Hicks, Thomas 1836 1910 Homer, Winslow 1840 1895 Hovenden, Thomas 1844 1929 Howe, William H. 1824 1879 Hunt, William M. 1816 1906 Huntington, Daniel 1801 1846 Inman, Henry 1825 1894 Inness, George 1854 1926 Inness, George, jr. 1855 1914 Isham. Samuel 1780 1838 Jarvis, John W. 1824 1906 Johnson, Eastman 1848 1927 Jones. H. Bolton 1818 1872 Kensett, J. F. 1835 1910 La Farge, John 1849 1909 Lathrop, Francis 1816 1868 Leutze. E. 1880 1940 Lie, Jonas 1849 1920 Lippincott, William H. 1852 1924 Loomis, Chester 1867 1933 Luks. George B. 1860 1920 MacEwen, Walter 1836 1897 Martin. Homer 1813 1884 Matteson, T. 1843 1923 Maynard, George W. 1828 1891 McEntee. J. 1860 1932 Melchers, Gari

1858 1925 Metcalf, Willard L 1842 1922 Miller, Charles H. 1846 1912 Millet, Francis D. 1855 1930 Moeller, Louis 1829 1901 Moran, Edward 1863 1935 Moran, Percy 1837 1926 Moran, Thomas 1791 1872 Morse. Samuel F. B. 1858 1928 Mowbray, H. Siddons 1853 1921 Murphy, J. Francis 1847 1918 Nicoll, J. C. 1835 1907 Noble, Thomas S. 1811 1885 Page, William 1869 1941 Paxton, William McG. 1845 1917 Peabody, Robert S.

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1741 1827 Peale, Chas. W.
1778 1860 Peale, Rembrandt
1831 1914 Pearce, Charles S.
1857 1923 Potter, Edward C.
1853 1911 Pyle, Howard
1868 1929 Quinn, Edmond T.
1858 1916 Ranger, Henry W.
1850 1914 Ream, Vinnie
1862 1929 Reid. Robert
1861 1909 Remington, Frederic
1854 1922 Rice. William M. J.
1833 1905 Richards, William T.
1852 1896 Robinson, Theodore
1847 1917 Ryder, Albert P.
1856 1925 Sargent, John S.
1843 1924 Sartain. William
1859 1926 Sewell, Amanda B.
1860 1924 Sewell, Robert V. V.
1871 1922 Shardy, Henry M.
1832 1928 Shattuck. Aaron
1838 1910 Shirlaw, Walter
1858 1920 Smedley, William T.
1847 1926 Steele. Theodore C
1835 1922 Story. George H.
1856 1919 Story, Julian
1830 1901 Strauss, Raphael
1755 1828 Stuart. Gilbert
1783 1872 Sully, Thomas
1861 1930 Symons, Gardner
1849 1921 Thayer, Abbott H.
1848 1933 Tiffany, Louts C.
1756 1843 Trumbull. John
1849 1925 Tryon, Dwight N.
1850 1918 Turner, C. Y.

1853 1902 Twachtman, John H.
1776 1852 Vanderlyn, John

1857 1920 Van Laer. Alexander T 1836 1923 Vedder. Elhu 1856 1935 Volk, Stephen A. D. 1855 1935 Vos. Hubert 1783 1861 Waldo, Samuel L. 1843 1929 Walker, Henry (). 1861 1940 Waugh, Fred'k J. 1856 1928 Webb, J. Louis 1849 1903 Weeks. Edwin L. 1852 1917 Weir, J. Alden 1841 1926 Weir, John F. 1803 1889 Weir, Rob. W. 1738 1820 West, Benjamin

1874 1929 Wetherill, E. Kent K. 1834 1903 Whistler, J. A. M.

1820 1910 Whittredge, Worthingt'n 1823 1903 Wood, Thomas W. 1836 1892 Wyant. Alexander H. 1830 1923 Yewell. George H.

Whistler was born at Lowell, Mass., but most of his life was spent in Europe. AMERICAN ETCHERS, ENGRAVERS, ILLUSTRATORS

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1866 1925 Keller, Arthur I. 1838 1895 Keppler. Joseph 1866 1940 Macdonald, Arthur N. 1872 1934 McCay, Winsor 1858 1938 McDougall, Walt 1860 1919 Mieiatz, C. F. Wm. 1869 1935 Mielziner, Leo 1874 1940 Mora, F. Louis 1840 1902 Nast, Thomas 1863 1928 Outcalt, Richard F. 1741 1827 Peale, Charles W. AMERICAN ARCHITECTS D. Name 1859 1934 Gilbert, Cass. 1869 1923 Goodhue, Bertram C. 1847 1918 Hardenbergh, Henry J. 1860 1929 Hastings, Thomas 1847 1909 McKim, Charles F. 1846 1928 Mead, William R. 1781 1855 Mills, Robert

B.

AMERICAN SCULPTORS B. D. Name

1790 1852 Frazee, John 1850 1931 French, Daniel C. 1862 1929 Grafly, Charles 1805 1852 Greenough, Horatio 1830 1908 Hosmer, Harriet 1868 1925 Jaegers, Albert 1843 1907 Kemeys, Edward 1863 1937 MacMonnies, Fred. W. 1871 1935 Lukeman, Henry A 1858 1927 Marling, Philip 1873 1940 O'Connor, Andrew

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Rulers of Iran (Persia; Ancient Elam)

Source:

(1502) Ismail, conquered Georgia in 1519.

(1523) Tamasp, or Thomas I. (1576) Ismail II, Meerza.

(1577) Mahommed Meerza.

(1582) Abbas I, the Great. (1628) Shah Sophi.

(1641) Abbas II.

(1666) Shah Sophi II.

(1694) Hussein; deposed.

(1722) Mahmoud, chief of the Afghans.

(1725) Ashraff, the Usurper; slain in battle. (1730) Thamas II.

(1732) Abbas III.

Historical Records

(1736) Nadir Shah; conquered India in 1739;

assassinated by Khorassin, his nephew.
(1747) Shah Rokh.

(1759) Kureem Khan.

(1795) Aga Mohammed Khan; founder of the Turcoman or Kajar dynasty; assassinated in 1797. (1798) Futteh of Fath, Ali Shah.

(1834) Mahommed Shah, grandson of Futteh. (1848) Nasr-ed-din, son of Mahommed.

(1896) Muzaffar-ed-din.

(1907) Mohammed Ali, son of Muzaffar.

(1909) Sultan Ahmed. The Kajar dynasty was overthrown in 1925.

(1925) Riza Khan Pahlevi, chosen by the parliament.

Turkish (Sultans) Rulers Since 1481

(1481) Bajazet II, son. (1512) Selim I, son.

Source: Historical Records

(1520) Solyman II, the Magnificent, son. (1566) Selim II, son.

(1574) Amurath III, killed his brothers.

(1595) Mahommed III, son. Killed his brothers. (1603) Ahmed I, son.

(1617) Mustapha I, brother; (1622) strangled.
(1618) Osman II, nephew, strangled.

(1623) Amurath IV, brother of Osman II.
(1640) Ibrahim, brother; strangled.
(1648) Mahommed IV, son.
(1687) Solyman III, brother.

(1691) Ahmed II.

(1695) Mustapha II, son of Mahomet IV. (1703) Ahmed III, brother.

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(1730) Mahommed V (Mahmud I).
(1754) Osman III, brother.

(1757) Mustapha III, brother.

(1774) Abdul Ahmed (Hamid I) (Ahmed IV).
(1789) Selim III, son of Mustapha III.
(1807) Mustapha IV.

(1808) Mahomet VI, brother.
(1839) Abdul Medjid, son.

(1861) Abdul-Aziz, brother.

(1876) Amurath V (Murad) deposed.
(1876) Abdul Hamid II, brother.
(1909) Mohammed V.

(1918) Mohammed VI.

In 1923 Mustapha Kemal Pasha was elected President, with the title Ataturk. He died in 1938 and was succeeded by Gen. Ismet Inonu.

Singers of the Past

Source: Latest authentic records as of Sept. 1, 1940
Nat. B'n D'd

1850 1891 Abbott, Emma..U. S. 1877 1919 Abbott, Bessie..U. S. 1850 1930 Albani, Emma..Can. 1823 1894 Alboni, Marieta. Italy 1856 1898 Alvary, Max.... Ger. B

1842 1931 Bellini, Laura... U. S. 1814 1884 Bishop, Anne. U. S. 1857 1921 Bispham, David. U. S 1890 1930 Block, Max... U. S. 1774 1856 Braham, John...Eng. 1842 1921 Brandt, Mar.. Ger. 1892 1935 Braslau, Sophie. U. S. 1821 1884 Brignoli, Pasq... Italy 1873 1936 Butt, Dame C... Eng. C

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Name

Nat.

1852 1929 Hauk. Minnie... U. S.
1823 1861 Hayes, Cath... Eng.
1885 1933 Hinkle, Florence U. S.
1844 1899 Hogarth, Wm...Eng.

J

1868 1933 Journet. Marcel. Fr.
1863 1939 Juch, Emma.... Austr.
K

1842 1916 Kellogg, Clara L. U. S.
1875 1933 Kurz, Selma....Pol.

L

Ger.
Swd.
Ger.

1794 1858 Lablache, Luigi..It.
1848 1929 Lehman, Lill..
1820 1887 Lind, Jenny
1841 1908 Lucca, Pauline.
M
1879 1935 Maclennan, F.. U: S.
1808 1836 Malibran, Maria Fr.
1810 1883 Mario, G.
It.
1845 1918 Materna, Amalle Styr.
1842 1876 Mathews, Julia.. U. S.
1848 1923 Maurel, Victor.. Fr.
1859 1931 Melba, Nellie...Aus'lia
U. S.
1903 Miller, Edith.
1836 1889 Murska. Ilma di. It.
1892 1936 Muzio, Claudia. It.
N

1935 1898 Nicolini, Nicolas. It.
1831 1917 Niemann. Albert Ger.
1843 1921 Nilsson, C.. Swd.
1819 1908 Novello, Clara..Eng.
1859 1914 Nordica, Lillian. U. S.
1818 1908 Novello. Clara.. Eng.

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1854 1914 Plancon. Pol....FT.
R
1818 1900 Reeves, Sims....Eng.
1862 1933 Renaud, Maurice Fr.

1882 Ritchings, Carrie Eng.
1772 1839 Ronconi, Dom... It.
1795 1854 Rubini, Glov.... It.
S

1864 1903 Sanderson, Sybil. U. S. 1834 1922 Sautley, Sir C... Eng. 1840 1886 Scaria, Emil..... Ger. 1868 1931 Schmedes Erik.. Den. 1861 1936 Schum'nn-Heink Austr. 1804 1860 Schroder Dev

rient, Wilh....Ger. 1869 1936 Scotti, Antonio.. Ital. 1810 1853 Seguin, Edward. Eng. 1858 1935 Sembrich, Marcella.

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1785 1857 Sinclair, John.
1840 1912 Soldene, Emily.
1806 1854 Sontag, Hetty... Ger.
1849 1927 Sucher, Rosa...
1899 1936 Supervia. C...
T
1851 1905 Tamagno, F It.
1874 1940 Tetrazzini, Luisa It.
1831 1877 Titiens, Therese. Fr.
1753 1833 Ted!, Luiza.... Port
1845 1931 Thursby, Em. C. U. S.
1838 1892 Trebelli, Zella... It.
U
1862 1932 Ulmer, Geraldine U. S.

1868 1935 Urlus Jacques.. Dtch.

1870 1932 Van Rooy, Anton Dtch. 1821 1910 Viardot-Garcia.P. Fr

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1444 1514 Bramante, Francesco. 1377 1444 Brunelleschi, Filippo. 1369 1444 Bruni, Leonardo... 1550 1600 Bruno, Giordano.

Architect

Arch.-Sculp. Author

Composer Mus.-Dram

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1475 1564 Buonarotti, Michelangelo. 1420 1498 Cabotto, Giovanni . 1477 1557 Cabotto, Sebastiano. 1697 1767 Canaletto (Antonio Canale) 1757 1822 Canova, Antonio. 1568 1639 Campanella, Tommaso. 1836 1907 Carducci, Giosuè. 1478 1529 Castiglione, Baldesar.

1810 1861 Cavour, Camillo (Conte)..
1500 1571 Cellini, Benvenuto.
1240 1302 Cimabue. Giovanni.
1451 1506 Colombo, Cristoforo.
1494 1534 Coreggio, Antonio Allegri,
detto

1830 1903 Cremona, Luigi.
1863 1938 Dannunzio, Gabrielle..
1400 1482 Della Robbia, Lucca.
1818 1883 De Sanctis, Francesco.
1616 1686 Dolci, Carlo.
1386 1446 Donatello (Donato di
Betto Bardi)

1433 1499 Ficino, Marsilio.
1398 1481 Filelfo, Francesco,
1842 1911 Fogazzaro, Antonio.

Painter Mathemat Poet, Soldier Sculptor

Critic

Painter

Sculptor Scholar

Scholar

1778 1827 Foscolo, Ugo 1564 1642 Galilei, Gallleo. 1737 1798 Galvani, Luigi

Author Poet

Astronom. Scientist

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1784 1840 Paganini, Nicolo.

1524 1594 Palestrina, Giovanni Pier

Luigi, detto..

1729 1779 Parini, Giuseppe.

1855 1912 Pascoli, Giovanni. 1736 Pergolese, Giovanni Battista..

XVI Cent. Peri, Jacopo.

1446 1524 Perugino, Pietro Vannucci,

1792 1868 Rossini, Gioacchino. 1452 1498 Savonarola, Fra Girolamo 1649 1725 Scarlatti, Alessandro.. 1683 1757 Scarlatti, Domenico. 1735 1757 Schlaparelli, Giovanni, Virginio

1818 1878 Secchi, Angelo.. 1827 1884 Sella, Quintino. 1441 1523 Signorelli, Luca 1729 1799 Spallanzani, Lazzaro. 1664 1728 Stradivarius, Antonio. 1692 1770 Tartini, Giuseppe.. 1544 1595 Tasso Torquato. 1696 1770 Tiepolo, Glan Battista.. 1512 1594 Tintoretto, Giacomo

Robusti.

1477 1576 Tiziano, Veccellio. 1608 1649 Torricelli, Evangelista.

Composer
Poet
Poet

Painter Auth.-Schol Astronom. Painter

Painter

Auth.-Sculp

Architect

Author

Explorer

Author Sculptor Painter Natur.-Aut Painter Composer Auth.-Pre'r Composer

Composer

Astronom.

Astr.-Math

Hydr. Eng. Painter Scientist Viol-maker

Violinist

Author

Painter

Painter

Painter

Math.-Phys

Scientist

1398 1482 Toscanelli, Paolo del Pozzo Geog -Astr. 1396 1476 Uccello, Paolo, Paolo di

Dono, detto

1512 1574 Vasari, Giorgio

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c1630 c1695 Guarnerius, Andrea.
1683 1745 Guarnerius, Giuseppe.
1424 1504 Landino, Cristofero.
1175 ? Leonardo da Pisa.
1452 1519 Leonardo da Vinci.
1822 1837 Leopardi. Giacomo..
1406 1469 Lippi, Filippo
1449 1492 Lorenzo de' Medici

(Lorenzo il Magnifico).

makers Scholar

Mathemat

c1480 c1527 Verazzano, Giovanni da..

1813 1901 Verdi, Giuseppe.

1588 Veronese, Paolo Caliari,

detto

1435 1488 Verocchio, Andres.
1451 1512 Vespucci, Amerigo.

Paint.-Sculp 1670 1744 Vico, Giovanni Battista
Author-Poet 1745 1827 Volta, Alessandro..

Painter Auth.-Poet, Patr.-States

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1861

1940 Zocchi, Arnaldo

Painter

Auth.-Paint

Explorer
Composer

Painter
Paint-Sculp
Explorer
Auth.-Phil.
Elec. Discov
Sculptor

Leonardo, or Lionardo, was born in Vinci, near Empoli, Italy, and died in Cloux, near Amboise, France. He settled in France in 1516, by invitation I of Francis I.

was the last, about 14 A.D. Painting on canvas was known in Rome as early as 66 A.D. Cimabue, of Florence, is regarded the first in rank in the restoration of painting in Italy.

Spanish Painters

Source: Biographical Records

B. D.

Name

1630 1691 Leal Valdes, Juan
1815 1894 Madrazo, Federico
1509 1586 Morales, Luis de (El
Divino Morales)

1618 1682 Murillo, B. E.
1551 1609 Pantoja de la Cruz, Juan
|1597 1628 Ribalta, Francisco de
1588 1656 Ribera, Jose

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1770 1827 Canning, George 1795 1881 Carlyle, Thomas. 1421 1491 Caxton, William.

1866 1937 MacDonald, J. Ramsay. Statesman. 1808 1892 Manning, Henry E.

1650 1722 Marlborough, Duke of.. Soldier.
1564 1593 Marlowe, Christopher.

1640 Massinger, Philip.
1879 Maxwell, Jas. Clerk.
1909 Meredith, George.

Poet.

History.

Religion.

Essays.

1621 1678 Marvell, Andrew

Poet.

1584

Poet

1831

Bishop.

1828

Poet.

Poet.

Statesman.

History.
Printer.
Statesman.
Statesman.
Statesman.
Poet.
Letters.
Sold. Statesm.
Essayist.
Economist.

1863 1937 Chamberlain, Sir Austen. 1836 1914 Chamberlain, Joseph. 1869 1940 Chamberlain, Neville.. 1328 1400 Chaucer, Geoffrey. 1694 1773 Chesterfield, Earl of. 1725 1774 Clive, Robert 1762 1835 Cobbett, William. 1804 1865 Cobden, Richard. 1772 1834 Coleridge, S. T. 1670 1729 Congreve, William. 1728 1779 Cook, James. 1731 1800 Cowper, William. 1489 1556 Cranmer, Thomas. 1599 1658 Cromwell, Oliver 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles.. 1731 1802 Darwin, Erasmus. 1606 1668 Davenant, Sir William. 1593 1669 Davidson, William. 1661 1731 Defoe, Daniel.

1785 1859 De Quincey, Thomas.. 1812 1870 Dickens. Charles. 1804 1881 Disraeli, Benjamin.. 1573 1631 Donne, Rev. John.

Poet.

Drama.

1806 1873 Mill, J. Stuart.
1608 1674 Milton, John..
1779 1852 Moore, Thomas.
1480 1535 More, Sir Thomas.
1635 1688 Morgan, Henry.
1838 1923 Morley. John.
1550 1617 Napier, John..
1758 1805 Nelson, Lord.
1801 1890 Newman, John H'y.
1642 1727 Newton, Sir Isaac..
1820 1910 Nightingale, Florence.
1771 1858 Owen, Robert.
1632 1703 Pepys, Samuel.
1759 1806 Pitt, William..

1708 1778 Pitt, Wm.E. of Chatham

Discoverer. Poet.

1688 1744 Pope, Alexander.

1664 1721 Prior, Matthew

1658 1695 Purcell, Henry

1592 1644 Quarles, Francis.

Archbishop. Protector.

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1552 1618 Raleigh, Sir Walter. 1814 1884 Reade. Charles. 1860 1935 Reading, Marquess of. 1772 1823 Ricardo, David. 1689 1761 Richardson, Samuel. 1832 1914 Roberts, Earl 1721 1793 Robertson, William. 1763 1855 Rogers, Samuel. 1847 1929 Rosebery, Earl of. 1800 1882 Ross, James C. 1828 1862 Rossetti, D. Gabriel. 1819 1900 Ruskin, John. 1830 1903 Salisbury, Marquess. 1868 1912 Scott, Robert F. 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter 1874 1922 Shackleton, Ernest H. 1564 1616 Shakespeare, William. 1792 1822 Shelley, Percy Bysshe.. 1751 1816 Sheridan, Richard B. 1554 1586 Sidney, Sir Philip.. 1723 1790 Smith, Adam. 1580 1631 Smith, Capt. John.. 1771 1845 Smith, Sydney. 1721 1771 Smollett, Tobias. 1774 1843 Southey, Robert. 1820 1903 Spencer, Herbert 1552 1599 Spenser, Edmund. 1672 1729 Steele, Richard.

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Admiral.

Religion.
Philosopher
Nurse. Sanit.
Socialist.

Diarist.
Statesman.
Statesman
Poet.
Poet.
Musician.
Poet.
History.
Fiction.
Jurist, Dipl.
Economist.
Fiction.
Soldier.
Historian.
Poet.
Biography.
Discoverer.
Poet, Art.
Art, Critic.
Statesman.
Discoverer.
Fiction.
Explorer.
Drama.
Poet.
Drama
Poet, Hist.
Economies.
Colonizer.
Essays.
Fiction.
Poet.
Science.
Poet.

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