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Japanese ukiyo-e artist and xylographer, considered the last great master of the ukiyo-e tradition, renowned for iconic series like 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido'

African-American abolitionist, women's rights activist, and religious leader who escaped slavery and advocated for human dignity

French poet, playwright, and novelist who was an early figure in the French Romantic movement, known for works like *Cinq-Mars* and *Les destinées*

French statesman and historian who served as the first President of the Third French Republic from 1871 to 1873

American physicist and engineer who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and contributed to the discovery of induced electric current

German poet, writer, and literary critic whose lyrical poetry inspired composers like Schumann and Schubert, and whose prose offered incisive social commentary