Memorials & famous biographies

American painter and printmaker known for her sensitive depictions of women and children, and her association with the Impressionist movement in France

German politician and lawyer who served as Chancellor of Germany and president of the Reichstag and Weimar National Assembly

Ukrainian military leader and politician who led the Ukrainian People's Republic during the Ukrainian War of Independence

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

Finnish poet and journalist celebrated as a pioneer of Finnish poetry and national poet, known for combining modern and folk elements in his widely read and influential works

Emperor of Japan from 1912-1926 who presided over the Taishō democracy era and Japan's emergence as a modern world power

Catalan architect and designer, known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernisme and creator of the iconic Sagrada Família church

Austrian poet and writer acclaimed for exploring themes of subjective experience and mysticism in the German language

French painter and founder of Impressionism, known for his pioneering exploration of light and nature in art