Born and died in 1842

French composer of the Romantic era best known for his more than thirty operas, including Manon and Werther

French Symbolist poet whose experimental verse inspired Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism

French astronomer, prolific author of popular science and early science fiction, and founder of L'Astronomie magazine

Chilean independence leader and military officer who served as the second Supreme Director of Chile, considered one of the nation's founding fathers

Célèbre portraitiste, artiste, écrivaine et salonnière française, connue pour ses portraits élégants de la fin du XVIIIe et du début du XIXe siècle

Écrivain et diplomate français connu pour avoir été le pionnier du réalisme psychologique dans des romans comme Le Rouge et le Noir et La Chartreuse de Parme

Italian Classical and Romantic composer, conductor, and music educator whose operas and sacred music were highly praised by contemporaries like Beethoven and Rossini