Johann Jakob Balmer18251898Swiss mathematician and physicist known for formulating the Balmer series, which describes the visible spectral lines of the hydrogen atom
Gustave Moreau1826189819th-century French Symbolist painter and sculptor, known for his allegorical and mythological works, considered a master of Symbolism
William Ewart Gladstone18091898British Liberal prime minister, writer, politician, diplomat, and statistician who served four non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Otto von Bismarck18151898German statesman and Chancellor who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor, earning the nickname Iron Chancellor
Stéphane Mallarmé18421898French Symbolist poet whose experimental verse inspired Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism