Leonardo da Vinci – the Most Universal Genius of all Time
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
(April 15, 1452, the town of Vinci, near Florence - May 2, 1519, Chateau Clos-Luce near...
Magdalena Neuner – The youngest Triple-World Champion in biathlon
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner
(9 February 1987, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Biathlonists
Unique distinction: The youngest triple-World Champion and Overall World Cup winner in biathlon...
Moses – Prophet, founder and Lawgiver of Israel
Moses
Moshe (Hebrew name means "The one who draws out" or “child”),
Moshe Rabbeinu ("Moses our Teacher"), Mūsa (Arabic)
( c. 1392 BC, Goshen, Egypt -...
Gustav Fechner – Founder of psychophysics
Gustav Fechner
Gustav Theodor Fechner
(April 19, 1801, Groß Särchen, near Muskau, Lower Lusatia, (now Żarki Wielkie in commune Trzebiel, Poland) - November 28, 1887, Leipzig,...
Enheduanna – First female poet and author in history
Enheduanna
Enheduana, En-hedu-ana
(ca. 2285-2250 B.C.E. City of Ur, Sumeria)
Nationality: Iraq
Category: Art workers
Occupation: Poets, Writers, Priestess
Unique distinction: The first writer and poet in history, the...
Teresa Scanlan – Miss America 2011, short biography
Teresa Scanlan
(February 6, 1993, Colton, California, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Models
Unique distinction: Miss Southeast 2010, Miss Nebraska 2010 ( youngest Miss...
Oswald Kulpe – Founder of the Würzburg school
Oswald Kulpe
(August 3, 1862, Kandau, Courland, Germany, now Kandava, Latvia) - December 30, 1915, Munich, Germany) (aged 53 )
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists
Specification: Wurzburg school,...
Elton John – Famous Pop superstar and Composer
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John born Reginald Kenneth Dwight
( March 25, 1947, Pinner, Middlesex, England)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Singers, pianists, composers
Unique distinction: The...
Michelangelo – Giant of the High Renaissance
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
(March 6, 1475 Caprese, near Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy – Feb 18, 1564 Rome, Papal States, Italy) (aged 88)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Art...
Irnerius – Italian Lawyer and cofounder of the University of Bologna
Irnerius
Guarnerius or Warnerius
(c. 1050 – after 1125)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Lawyers
Unique distinction: Founder of the School of Glossators, 1088 (later University of Bologna), the...
Maria Montessori – Founder of Educational Method
Maria Montessori
(August 31, 1870, Chiaravalle (Ancona), Italy - May 6, 1952, Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands) (aged 81)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Educators, Physicians
Unique distinction: Founder...
Johann Friedrich Herbart – Founder of Pedagogy
Johann Friedrich Herbart
(May 4, 1776, Oldenburg, Germany - August 14, 1841, Göttingen, Hanover, Germany) (age 65)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Educators, Philosophers, Psychologists
Specification: Empirical psychology,...