John Taylor

male
British, Ophthalmologist, surgeon, king george ii, eye surgeon, cataracts
"Chevalier" John Taylor (1703-1772) was the first in a long line of British eye surgeons. While there is some evidence that he showed promise as an...

Abiathar Crescas

male
Astrologer, 15th-century, aragon, Jewish person, physician, spanish…cataracts
Abiathar Crescas was a 15th-century Jewish physician and astrologer. He was head astrologer to King John of Aragon (father of King Ferdinand). He...

John Cunningham Saunders

male, deceased (1810)
Huish, Devon, Huish in Devon, Posthumous work, From Devon, Moorfields, mydriatic…cataracts
John Cunningham Saunders, M.D. (1773-1810). born at Huish in Devon, England. Famous for his pioneering work on the surgery of cataracts. He was...
Genie Wiley

Genie Wiley

female, 52 years old
Feral children, retarded, developmentally disabled, feral child, American child, diaper…cataracts
Genie is the name used for a feral child discovered by California authorities on November 4, 1970 in the Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia. She was...

Park Su-Geun

male
Yanggu, cataracts, eyesight, poverty, liver, Gangwon
Park Su-geun (1914-1965) was a Korean painter. Hailing from Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea Park attended Yanggu Public Elementary...
Senusret I

Senusret I

male
Story of Sinuhe, Neferu, el-Lisht, Amenemhat I, second cataract, The Story of Sinuhe…Cataracts of the Nile
Senusret I was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC, and was one of the most powerful kings of this...

Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds

male
comte de Forbin, Canal engineer, Cléopâtre, nile, suez canal, akka…Cataracts of the Nile
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds better known as Linant Pasha was an explorer of Egypt and, as the chief engineer of Egypt's public...

Huni

pharaoh, stepped pyramid, Pharaohs of the Third dynasty of Egypt, Turin King List, Third dynasty of Egypt, Elephantine…Cataracts of the Nile
Huni was the last Pharaoh of Egypt of the Third dynasty. He established a fortress on the island of Elephantine, securing the southern border of...

Edwin F. Sweet

male, deceased (1935)
Republican, Democrat, University of Michigan, Alexandria, from Michigan, Yale University alumni…Cataracts of the Nile
Edwin Forrest Sweet (November 21, 1847 - April 2, 1935) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Sweet was born in Dansville, New York and...

Milt Halliday

male, deceased (1989)
International Hockey League, retiring, National Hockey League, Ottawa Senators (original) player, Canadian, stanley cup…Niagara Falls Cataracts
Milton "Milt" Halliday (born September 21, 1906, Ottawa, Ontario; died August 16, 1989, Ottawa) was a Canadian hockey player in the NHL. Milt...