Born and died in 1842

French composer of the Romantic era best known for his more than thirty operas, including Manon and Werther

French Symbolist poet whose experimental verse inspired Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism

French astronomer, prolific author of popular science and early science fiction, and founder of L'Astronomie magazine

Chilean independence leader and military officer who served as the second Supreme Director of Chile, considered one of the nation's founding fathers

Celebrated French portrait painter, artist, writer, and salonnière known for her elegant portraits in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

French writer and diplomat known for pioneering psychological realism in novels like Le Rouge et le Noir and La Chartreuse de Parme

Italian Classical and Romantic composer, conductor, and music educator whose operas and sacred music were highly praised by contemporaries like Beethoven and Rossini