Jeff McBride

Jeff McBride

male
Jeff McBride (also known as Magnus) is an American magician. He is known for his sleight of hand skills and specializes in the manipulation of...
Benedetto Pistrucci

Benedetto Pistrucci

male, deceased (1855)
Benedetto Pistrucci (1783-1855) was a talented engraver of gemstones, cameos, coins and medals. Born in Italy, he moved to London in 1815 and was...
William Wyon

William Wyon

male, deceased (1851)
William Wyon, (1795 - October 29 1851), was official chief engraver at the Royal Mint from 1828 until his death. Wyon was born in Birmingham,...
Susanna Blunt

Susanna Blunt

female
Susanna Blunt is a Canadian portrait artist who designed the most recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the current Canadian coinage, which...
James L. Halperin

James L. Halperin

male, 57 years old
James L. Halperin (born October 31, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American author and businessman. Halperin authored a groundbreaking text...
Bruce McNall

Bruce McNall

male, 59 years old
His memoir is at its most interesting as he is ascending from humble beginings to a place of wealth and affluence. It's a familiar story, but...

Alexander Cunningham

male, deceased (1893)
Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814-28 November 1893) was an English archaeologist and army engineer, known as the father of the...
Abraham Ortelius

Abraham Ortelius

male, deceased (1598)
Abraham Ortelius appeared before the end of 1572; twenty-five editions came out before Ortelius' death in 1598; and several others were published...

Cynethryth

female
Cynethryth (died after 798) was the wife of Offa of Mercia and mother of Ecgfrith of Mercia. Cynethryth is the only Anglo-Saxon Queen consort in...
Emanuel Hahn

Emanuel Hahn

male, deceased (1957)
Emanuel Otto Hahn was a German-born Canadian sculptor and coin designer. Born in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, he moved to Toronto in 1...