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Japanese ukiyo-e artist and xylographer, considered the last great master of the ukiyo-e tradition, renowned for iconic series like 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido'

French poet, playwright, and novelist who was an early figure in the French Romantic movement, known for works like *Cinq-Mars* and *Les destinées*

French statesman and historian who served as the first President of the Third French Republic from 1871 to 1873

English writer, poet, playwright, and science fiction pioneer, author of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

German poet, writer, and literary critic whose lyrical poetry inspired composers like Schumann and Schubert, and whose prose offered incisive social commentary