Frances Ferguson

female, 62 years old
Frances Ferguson (born 23 August 1947), a foremost theorist of representation and culture, teaches courses in eighteenth and nineteenth century...

José Guilherme Merquior

male, deceased (1991)
José Guilherme Merquior was a Brazilian diplomat, academic, writer, literary critic and philosopher. He divided his published works in two s...

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

male, deceased (1840)
Dr. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco was the first leader of Paraguay following its independence from Spain. He ran the country with no ou...

Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre

male, deceased (1743)
Charles-Irénée Castel, abbé de Saint-Pierre was a French writer. He was born at the château de Saint-Pierre-Église near Cherbourg. He was an influ...

Jean-Marie Morel

male, deceased (1810)
Jean-Marie Morel, the author of "La Théorie des Jardins" (Paris 1776), was a trained architect and surveyor, who produced a substantial and p...
Francis Wayland Parker

Francis Wayland Parker

male, deceased (1902)
Francis Wayland Parker was a pioneer of the progressive school movement in the United States. He believed that education should include the...
Charles Victor de Bonstetten

Charles Victor de Bonstetten

male, deceased (1832)
Charles Victor de Bonstetten (1745-1832), Swiss writer, an excellent type of a liberal patrician and a good representative of the Gallicized Bern...
Emile Acollas

Emile Acollas

male, 189 years old
Emile Acollas was a French professor of Jurisprudence born in La Châtre. He was one of the founders of the League of Peace and Freedom set up in 1...
Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey

Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey

male, deceased (1797)
Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (1711-1797), Franco-German author, was born of French parentage at Berlin on the 31st of May 1711. He was educated...

Benjamin Heath

male, deceased (1766)
Benjamin Heath (April 10, 1704 - September 13, 1766), English classical scholar and bibliophile, was born at Exeter. He was the son of a wealthy...