William James – One of the founders of Functional psychology

William James (January 11, 1842, New York City, New York, USA - August 26, 1910, Chokorua, New Hampshire) (aged 68) Nationality: United States of America Category:...

Tiger Woods – Outstanding American golfer

Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont  Woods (December 30, 1975, Cypress, California, USA) Nationality: United States of America Category: Athletes Occupation: Golf Players Unique distinction: One of the most outstanding golfers...

Anaximander – Founder of Cosmology and Hylozoism

Anaximander Anaximander of Miletos (610/609 BC Miletus, Asia Minor (Now Balat, Turkey) -546/540 BC, Miletus, Asia Minor) Nationality: Greece Category: Votaries оf Spirit Occupation: Milesian school, Philosophers Unique distinction:...

Joy Paul Guilford – One of the founders of the Psychology of Creativity

Joy Paul Guilford (March 7, 1897, Marquette, Nebraska, USA – November 26, 1987, Los Angeles) (Aged 90) Nationality: United States of America Category: Scientists Occupation: Psychologists Specification:  Psychology of Creativity, Applied Psychology Unique...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Creator of the Creativity Concept as the State of Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi (Pronounced: "cheek-sent-me-high-ee"). (September 29, 1934, Fiume, Kingdom of Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) - October 20, 2021, Claremont, California, U.S.) (Aged 87) Nationality: American,...

Alexander the Great – One of the most successful military leaders in history

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon, Alexandros Philippou Makedonon (20/21 July 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia — June 10/13, 323 BC, Babylon) (aged 33) Nationality: Macedonia Category: Leaders Occupation:...

Wilhelm Wundt – Founder of experimental and cultural psychology

Wilhelm Wundt Wilhelm Maximilian (Max) Wundt (August 16, 1832, Nekarau, near Mannheim, Baden -31 August 1920, Großbothen near Leipzig, Germany) Nationality: Germany Category: Scientists Occupation:  Physiologists, Psychologists Specification: Experimental psychology Unique...

Herbert Spencer – Founder of Social Darwinism and Synthetic Philosophy

Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820, Derby, Derbyshire, England - 8 December 1903, Brighton, Sussex, England) (aged 83) Nationality: United Kingdom Category: Scientists Occupation: Sociologists, Philosophers, Psychologists Specification: Associative psychology Unique...

Shania Twain – Canadian Singer and Songwriter

Shania Twain Eilleen Twain, Eilleen Regina Edwards (August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario, Canada) Nationality: Canada Category: Celebrities Occupation:  Singers, Models Specification: Country Pop Unique distinction: The author of the best-selling album...

Quotes about Genius

Creative Quotes on Genius Gold Placers of quotes about Genius are ordered by the present explanatory matrix of the Theories of Genius: 1. Attribute theories of Genius. 2. Structural and...

Thales – First Greek and Western philosopher and scientist

Thales Thales of Miletos (625/624 BC, Miletus, Asia Minor (Now Balat, Turkey) - 546/545 BC, Miletus, Asia Minor) Nationality: Greece Category: Scientists Occupation: Philosophers Unique distinction: First Greek and...

Gregor Mendel – The father of modern genetics

Gregor Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel (July 20/22, 1822, Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary - January 6, 1884, Brünn, Bohemia Austria-Hungary (aged 61) Nationality: Czech Republic, Austria Category:...