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French botanist who developed the first natural classification system for flowering plants, revolutionizing botanical taxonomy

German naturalist, physician, and university teacher known for his wide-ranging contributions to zoology, botany, chemistry, and his revision of Linnaeus's Systema Naturae

King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814, known for uniting the crowns and establishing the Bernadotte dynasty

King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808

French priest and statesman who was a leading political theorist of the French Revolution and held offices in the French Consulate and First French Empire

French playwright and political activist who championed women's rights and abolitionism, famously authoring the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen

Preeminent French Neoclassical painter and politician known for monumental history paintings like 'The Death of Socrates' and shifting artistic taste towards classical austerity

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer who founded modern utilitarianism and advocated for human rights, animal rights, and suffrage