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:...

Edouard Manet – One of the founders of Impressionism

Edouard Manet (23 January 1832, Paris, France 30 April 1883, 1883 Paris, France) (aged 51) Nationality: France Category: Art workers Occupation: Painters Specification:  Realism, Impressionism Unique distinction: Leading artist...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky – The greatest psychologist in world literature

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821, Moscow, Russia – February 9, 1881, Saint Petersburg, Russia) (aged 59) Nationality: Russia Category: Art Creators Occupation: Writers Unique distinction: One...

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...

Titian – One of the greatest High Renaissance Painters

Titian Tiziano Vecellio or Vecelli (c. 1488/1490, Pieve di Cadore, Venice, Italy – 27 August 1576,  Venice, Italy) (aged 84-86) Nationality: Italy Category: Art Workers Occupation:  Painters, Architects,...

Ellis Paul Torrance: Father of Modern Creativity

Ellis Paul Torrance (October 8, 1915, Milledgeville, Georgia  - July 12, 2003, Athens, GA) (Aged 87) Nationality: United States of America Category: Scientists Occupation: Psychologists Specification: Psychology of Creativity Unique distinction:...

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...

Sigmund Freud — Founder of Psychoanalysis

Sigmund Freud Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6, 1856, Freiberg, Austro-Hungary (now Příbor, Czech Republic) - September 23, 1939, London, England) (aged 83) Citizenship: Austria Category: Scientists Occupation: Psychiatrists,...

Hermann von Helmholtz – One of the greatest scientists of the XIX century

Hermann von Helmholtz Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (August 31, 1821, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia - September 8, 1894, Charlottenburg, Germany) Nationality: Germany Category: Scientists Occupation: Physiologists, Psychologists,...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – One of the greatest composers of all time

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (27 January 1756, Salzburg, Austria -  5 December 1791, Vienna, Austria) Nationality: Austria Category: Art Creators Occupation:  Composers Specification: Classical music, Chamber music Unique...

Dean Keith Simonton: Leading Researcher on Creativity and Genius

Dean Keith Simonton born January 27, 1948, Glendale, CA; Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, USA Citizenship: USA Category: Scientists Occupation: Psychologist, professor, author, expert on creativity and genius. Specification: He...

Ibn Khaldun – The Father of Cultural History and Historiography

Ibn Khaldun Abu-Zaid Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn-Khaldun (27 May 1332, Tunis -17 March 1406, Cairo, Egypt) Nationality: Tunisia Category: Scientists Occupation: Historian, Sociologists, Politicians Unique distinction: The father of...