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Auguste Comte

1798 – 1857

Repetitor, Philosopher, Sociologist, Mathematician, Writer

Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (; French: [oɡyst(ə) kɔ̃t] ; 19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher and writer who formulated…

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

1789 – 1857

Mathematician, Engineer, Physicist, University teacher

Baron Augustin-Louis Cauchy (21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857) was a French mathematician, engineer, and physicist. He was one of the first to rigorously state and…

Alfred de Musset

1810 – 1857

Writer, Poet, Playwright, Novelist, Librarian, Chess composer

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (French: [alfʁɛd də mysɛ]; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetr…

Mikhail Glinka

1804 – 1857

Composer

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаил Иванович Глинка, romanized: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə] ; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804…

Robert Schumann

1810 – 1856

Composer, Pianist, Music critic, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator

Robert Schumann (; German: [ˈʁoːbɐ̯t ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He compos…

Amedeo Avogadro

1776 – 1856

Physicist, Chemist, University teacher

Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto (, also US: , Italian: [ameˈdɛːo avoˈɡaːdro]; 9 August 1776 – 9 July 1856) was an Italian sc…

Max Stirner

1806 – 1856

Philosopher, Journalist, Translator, Writer, Educator, Professor of philosophy

Johann Caspar Schmidt (25 October 1806 – 26 June 1856), known by the pen name Max Stirner (; German: [ˈʃtɪʁnɐ]), was a German philosopher, dealing mainly with t…

Heinrich Heine

1797 – 1856

Poet, Writer, Journalist, Literary critic, Poet lawyer, Essayist

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside…

Nikolai Lobachevsky

1792 – 1856

Mathematician, University teacher

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (; Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Лобаче́вский, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ləbɐˈtɕefskʲɪj] ; 1 December [O.S. 20 November] 1792 – 24…

Adam Mickiewicz

1798 – 1855

Professor, Poet, Opinion journalist, Essayist, Translator, Writer

Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regard…

Søren Kierkegaard

1813 – 1855

Philosopher, Theologian, Poet, Novelist, Literary critic

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( SORR-ən KEER-kə-gard, US also -⁠gor; Danish: [ˈsɶːɐn ˈɔˀˌpyˀ ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌkɒːˀ] ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish philosopher…

Charlotte Brontë

1816 – 1855

Poet, Novelist, Writer, Governess, Teacher

Charlotte Nicholls (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855), commonly known by her maiden name Charlotte Brontë (, commonly ), was an English novelist and poet, and was…

Carl Friedrich Gauss

1777 – 1855

Mathematician, Geophysicist, Astronomer, Science writer, Physicist, Surveyor

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss ( ; German: Gauß; 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist, who contribute…

Nicholas I of Russia

1796 – 1855

Ruler, Tsar

Nicholas I (6 July [O.S. 25 June] 1796 – 2 March [O.S. 18 February] 1855) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He…

Gérard de Nerval

1808 – 1855

Poet, Playwright, Novelist, Short story writer, Writer, Translator

Gérard de Nerval (French: [ʒeʁaʁ də nɛʁval]; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the pen name of Gérard Labrunie, a French travel writer, essayist, poet, and tra…

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

1775 – 1854

Philosopher, University teacher, Writer, Librettist

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈjoːzɛf ˈʃɛlɪŋ]; 27 January 1775 – 20 August 1854) was a German philosopher. Standard histories…

Georg Ohm

1789 – 1854

Physicist, Mathematician, University teacher

Georg Simon Ohm (; German: [oːm] ; 16 March 1789 – 6 July 1854) was a German mathematician and physicist. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the n…

François Arago

1786 – 1853

Astronomer, Mathematician, Physicist, Politician, University teacher, Biographer

Dominique François Jean Arago (Catalan: Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó), known simply as François Arago (French: [fʁɑ̃swa aʁaɡo]; Catalan: Francesc Aragó, IPA: [fɾ…

Christian Doppler

1803 – 1853

Mathematician, Physicist, Academic, Astronomer, Pedagogue, Professor

Christian Andreas Doppler (; German: [ˈdɔplɐ] ; 29 November 1803 – 17 March 1853) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist. He formulated the principle – now…

Ada Lovelace

1815 – 1852

Mathematician, Programmer, Poet, Computer scientist, Inventor, Translator

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chi…