Ludovic Trarieux
French Republican statesman, prominent Dreyfusard, & pioneer of international human rights born in 1840.
Lucky Luciano
Italian-born gangster considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States, born in 1897.
Margaret Mead
American cultural anthropologist who influenced the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
Paul Klee
Swiss-German artist whose writings, Paul Klee Notebooks, are considered deeply influential to modern art.
Andrew Carnegie
Scottish American industrialist & philanthropist who expanded the American steel industry in the late 19th century.
Stefan Zweig
Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist, & biographer 1881 who achieved worldwide fame.
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
American lawyer, journalist, & publisher born in 1960. He was a son of President John F. Kennedy.
Savino Guglielmetti
Italian gymnast and Olympic gold medalist & all-around champion born in 1911.
Ethelbert Nevin
American pianist and composer born in 1862. Best remembered for songs incl. “Narcissus” & “The Rosary”.
Henri Becquerel
French engineer, physicist, scientist, & Nobel laureate who discovered evidence of radioactivity.