Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin

male, deceased (1940)
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German Marxist literary critic, essayist, translator, and philosopher. He was at times associated with the F...
Jane Addams

Jane Addams

female, deceased (1935)
Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 - May 21, 1935) won the Nobel Peace Prize and was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House Movement. Born in...
Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

female, 80 years old
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (born October 21, 1929) is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books, essays, and short stories,...
Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson

male, 57 years old
Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23 1952) is an American science fiction writer, probably best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work...
Ian Shapiro

Ian Shapiro

male
Ian Shapiro, Ph.D., Yale University, 1983, J.D., Yale Law School, 1987, is Sterling professor of political science and Henry R. Luce director of...

Donald Black

male
Donald Black is University Professor of the Social Sciences at the University of Virginia, who previously taught at Yale Law School and Harvard Law...
Joel M. Podolny

Joel M. Podolny

male
Joel Podolny was dean of the Yale School of Management from July, 2005 to October, 2008. During his time as dean, he worked closely with Yale SOM...
George Dvorsky

George Dvorsky

male, 39 years old
George P. Dvorsky (born on May 11, 1970) is an agenda-driven futurist who is the organizer of the Betterhumans online community and the author of...
Augustin Cochin

Augustin Cochin

male, deceased (1916)
Augustin Cochin was a French historian of the French Revolution. Much of his work was posthumously published in an incomplete state after he was...

Charlie Russell

male
Charlie Russell is a Canadian naturalist, son of the well known hunter, guide, film maker, and naturalist Andy Russell is famous for his study of...