Memorials & famous biographies

Bulgarian poet and revolutionary who became a key figure in the Bulgarian revolutionary movement and is widely honoured in his home country

Japanese statesman and general who served three terms as Prime Minister and was a key figure in Meiji era policy as a genrō

Russian painter and draughtsman who co-founded Russian folklorist painting and was a key figure in the Russian Revivalist movement

Japanese admiral of the fleet known for his decisive victory during the Russo-Japanese War, earning him the title 'the Nelson of the East'

Austrian astronomer and military officer renowned for visually discovering 122 asteroids, a record for non-photographic methods

French novelist and art critic famous for his novel À rebours, who also served 30 years in the civil service

Italian polymath who revolutionized economics and sociology through mathematical analysis and elite theory

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and philosopher who served as Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician known as the father of analytic philosophy and a profound philosopher of mathematics

French Post-Impressionist and Symbolist painter and printmaker, celebrated for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style, as well as his influential wood engravings and woodcuts

French novelist, art critic, and journalist known for transgressive novels exploring violence, abuse, and psychological detachment, translated into 30 languages