David Laing

male, deceased (1878)
David Laing (April 20, 1793 - October 18, 1878) was a Scottish antiquary. The son of William Laing, a bookseller in Edinburgh, where he was born,...

Théophraste Renaudot

male, deceased (1653)
Théophraste Renaudot was a French physician, philanthropist, and journalist. Renaudot received a doctorate of medicine from the University of M...
Hadassa Ben-Itto

Hadassa Ben-Itto

female, 83 years old
Hadassa Ben-Itto (born 1926, Poland) is an author and a jurist. She is best known for her scholarly work, "The Lie That Would Not Die", "The...
Peter Le Page Renouf

Peter Le Page Renouf

male, deceased (1897)
Sir Peter le Page Renouf (August 23, 1822 - October 14, 1897), Egyptologist, was born in Guernsey. He was educated at Elizabeth College there, and...
Hugh Marwick

Hugh Marwick

male, deceased (1965)
Dr Hugh Marwick (November 30, 1881, Rousay, Orkney - May 21, 1965, Kirkwall) was a Scottish scholar noted for his research on the Orkney Norn....

William Winston Seaton

male, deceased (1866)
William Winston Seaton (1785-1866) was an American journalist, born in King William County, Va. From 1812 until 1860 he was, with his...
Stephen Luce

Stephen Luce

male, deceased (1917)
Stephen Bleecker Luce (25 March 1827 - 28 July 1917) was a U.S. Navy admiral. He was the founder and first president of the Naval War College,...
Dennis Chamberland

Dennis Chamberland

male, 58 years old
Dennis Chamberland (1951-) American bioengineer, explorer, and author. Dennis Chamberland, an aquanaut and Mission Commander for seven NASA...

Frank Gardner Moore

male, deceased (1955)
Frank Gardner Moore (1865-1955) was an American Latin scholar, brother of Edward Caldwell and George Foot Moore. He was born at West Chester, Pa.,...