Victorian polymath who revolutionized art criticism and architectural theory while advancing social reform through influential writings on culture and society

American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist known for his innovative realism and naturalism in works like "The Red Badge of Courage" and "The Open Boat"

The first World Chess Champion and an influential Austrian-American chess theoretician and composer

Poète, dramaturge et esthète irlandais, connu pour son esprit, l'esthétisme et *Dorian Gray*