Alexander Dalrymple

Alexander Dalrymple

male, deceased (1808)
Alexander Dalrymple (July 24, 1737 - June 19, 1808) was a Scottish geographer and the first Hydrographer of the British Admiralty. He was the main... More
Dava Sobel

Dava Sobel

female, 61 years old
Dava Sobel (born 1947) is a writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. She graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and Binghamton... More
Thomas C. Kinkaid

Thomas C. Kinkaid

male, deceased (1971) (Hanover, New Hampshire, United States)
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 - 17 November 1972) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He was Commander Allied Naval... More
Emanuel Wynn

Emanuel Wynn

male
Emanuel Wynn (or Emanuel Wynne) a French pirate of the 1700s, was the first pirate to fly the Jolly Roger. His design incorporated an hourglass... More
Vera Weizmann

Vera Weizmann

female, deceased (1968)
Vera Weizmann (1881-1968) was a wife of Chaim Weizman, medical doctor and a Zionist activist. She was born in the town of Rostov, Russia and... More
Thomas Button

Thomas Button

male, deceased (1634)
Sir Thomas Button (d. April, 1634) was a British officer of the Royal Navy and Explorer who in 1612-1613 commanded an expedition that... More
Harry Grindell Matthews

Harry Grindell Matthews

male, deceased (1941)
Harry Grindell Matthews was a British inventor who is famous for claiming to have invented a death ray that he could not demonstrate convincingly.
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Roscoe Bulmer

male, deceased (1919)
Captain Roscoe Carlyle Bulmer, USN (4 November 1874 - 5 August 1919) was an officer in the United States Navy. His active-duty career extended from... More
Archibald Cochrane 9th Earl of Dundonald

Archibald Cochrane 9th Earl of Dundonald

male, deceased (1831)
Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (1749-1831) was a Scottish nobleman and inventor. One if his noted inventions was a method for making... More
Frederick William Cumberland

Frederick William Cumberland

male, deceased (1881)
Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd... More