Edgar Allan Poe
18091849
American writer, poet, and literary critic known for pioneering detective and science fiction, master of mystery and the macabre, and a central figure of American Romanticism and Gothic fiction.
18091849
American writer, poet, and literary critic known for pioneering detective and science fiction, master of mystery and the macabre, and a central figure of American Romanticism and Gothic fiction.
18091865
French philosopher, politician, and economist widely regarded as the "father of anarchism" and founder of mutualist philosophy
18091852
French inventor, organist, and educator who, blinded at a young age, developed the enduring system of braille for reading and writing
18091882
English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection explained the diversity of life
18091865
American lawyer, politician, and 16th President of the United States who led the nation through the Civil War and played a major role in the abolition of slavery
18091894
American poet and physician renowned for his humorous prose and impactful medical reforms, including saving the USS Constitution with a poem
18091891
American lawyer and politician who served as the 15th Vice President of the United States under President Abraham Lincoln