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William Harvey |
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William Harvey
(1578-1657) was famous physician from England. He is well known as the first person from the West who explained the systemic circulation and properties of blood around the body from the heart. |
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Nikolai Gogol |
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Nikolai Gogol
(1809-1852) was an author from undivided Russian Empire. His most notable works include The Overcoat, The Nose and the novel Dead Souls. He is often known as the “father of modern Russian realism”. He was the one of the first author to disapprove the country’s administrative system. |
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Otto von Bismarck |
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Otto von Bismarck
(1815-1898) was a famous statesman from Prussia and Germany. He is famous as the first Chancellor of the second German Empire. He held great influence over his country’s and international politics even after his regime as the Chancellor. |
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Edgar Wallace |
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Edgar Wallace
(1875-1932) was a famous author from England. He was famous for writing numerous novels, screen-plays, newspaper articles and journals. Out of the 175 novels he wrote in his lifetime, more than 160 novels were made into movies. He is creator of “King Kong”, “Green Archer” etc. |
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William Manchester |
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William Manchester
(1922-2004) was a famous historian from the USA. His most well known work was the book “The Death of a President”. He had written a total of 18 books. |
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Anne McCaffrey |
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Anne McCaffrey
(1926-present) is a well known sci-fi writer. She is most known for writing “Dragonriders of Pern” series. The other famous books by her are “The Crystal Singer” series and “The Planet Pirates” trilogy. |
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