Louis Braille18091852French inventor, organist, and educator who, blinded at a young age, developed the enduring system of braille for reading and writing
Johan Gadolin17601852Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist known for discovering yttrium and founding Finnish chemistry research
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington17691852British Field Marshal, politician, and diplomat who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom