Prolific British writer, journalist, and playwright known for his extensive contributions to crime and adventure fiction, including numerous novels, plays, and screenplays

American entrepreneur and inventor who founded Eastman Kodak Company, democratizing photography and becoming a major philanthropist

French statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for his eleven terms as Prime Minister and his dedication to international reconciliation during the interwar period

Baltic German chemist and philosopher, a founder of physical chemistry, Nobel laureate for work on catalysis and reaction rates

French statesman who served as President of France and was known as 'the Father of French Indochina'

Brazilian aviation pioneer, scientist, inventor, balloonist, and aircraft pilot who designed and flew the first powered airships and contributed to early heavier-than-air flight

British novelist and children's writer best known for the classic "The Wind in the Willows"

Last King of Portugal, reigning from 1908 until 1910, known sometimes as the Unfortunate or the Patriot

British doctor and Nobel laureate who discovered the mosquito transmission of malaria, fundamentally changing the fight against the disease

German astronomer and astrophotography pioneer who revolutionized celestial observation and led the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Austrian writer and translator known for his supernatural fiction, most notably the novel The Golem