American statesman and political theorist known for his service as Vice President and his advocacy for states' rights and slavery

English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature

French artist known for her wax sculptures and for founding the Madame Tussauds wax museum in London, capturing historical figures and the drama of her times

French chemist and physicist renowned for his gas laws, the discovery of water's composition, and the degrees Gay-Lussac for measuring alcoholic strength

American writer and women's rights advocate who became the first female war correspondent and authored the foundational feminist text <i>Woman in the Nineteenth Century</i>

12th president of the United States and a major general known for his Mexican–American War victories

King of the French from 1830 to 1848, known as "the Citizen King," who abdicated during the French Revolution of 1848 leading to the Second Republic

Romancier et dramaturge français connu pour La Comédie humaine, fresque de la société française post-napoléonienne

Général, politicien et soldat argentin connu comme « le Libérateur de l'Argentine, du Chili et du Pérou » pour son leadership dans l'obtention de l'indépendance de l'Amérique du Sud face à l'Empire espagnol

American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States, known for his military service and pioneering an interracial family

Théoricien libéral classique français, économiste politique et membre de l'assemblée française, connu pour ses écrits sur les marchés libres et le gouvernement limité