Born and died in 1837

French statesman who served as the 5th President of France, an accomplished engineer, and a dedicated public official

American chess player and theoretician acknowledged as the world's greatest chess master during his brief career, whose advanced style was far ahead of his time

American financier, banker, and art collector who dominated Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age, creating industrial giants like General Electric and U.S. Steel

American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms

Galician poet and novelist who was a leading figure in 19th-century Spanish literature and a cultural icon for her work in the literary Galician language

Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who championed musical nationalism and influenced many Russian musicians, blending folk music with classical practices

French utopian socialist and philosopher who founded utopian socialism and originated the word feminism

English landscape painter who revolutionized the genre with his emotive depictions of Dedham Vale, influencing the Romantic tradition

King of Sweden from 1792-1809, who was deposed in a coup and was the last Swedish monarch to rule Finland