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Nicolaus Copernicus
Formulated the heliocentric model of the universe. ...
Studied at the University of Kraków and universities in Italy. ... -
Francis Bacon
He idolized Pablo Picasso. ...
His mother was a flapper. ...
He was a cinephile. ... -
Galileo Galile
Galileo Galilei's names sound similar on purpose. ...
He was a real renaissance man (even as a boy) ...
The scientist dropped out of university. ... -
Rene Descartes
NOBODY CALLED HIM RENÉ. ...
SCHOOL MADE HIM FEEL DUMBER. ...
HIS DAD WANTED HIM TO BE A LAWYER. . -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton has two birthdays. ...
Isaac almost gave up on his education. ... -
John Locke
born in 1632 in Wrington, Somerset, England, and died in 1704 in High Laver, Essex. -
Montesquieu
He was among the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment.Montesquieu was a French lawyer, -
Denis Diderot
born in 1713, the son of a master cutler. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau was the least academic of modern philosophers and in many ways was the most influentia -
Voltaire
The origins of his famous pen name are unclear. ...
He was imprisoned in the Bastille for nearly a year. ...
He became hugely wealthy by exploiting a flaw in the French lottery. ... -
James Watt
James Watt was born in Greenock, Scotland on 18 January 1736.
Due to poor health, James rarely went to school. ...
Initially, he studied at home, and his parents became his teachers. -
Adam Smith
His father passed away shortly before his birth, and he was raised by his mother.
He was hilariously absent-minded. ... -
George Washington
George Washington was born at Pope's Creek in 1732. ...
George Washington began inheriting enslaved people when he was 11-years-old. ... -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. ...
He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ...
Jefferson was a polymath. ... -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
His birth was a consolation to his parents. 2 He was a Roman Catholic.3 He was a fast learner. -
Maximillien Robespierre
He was a bright child. ...
Ancient Rome provided him with political inspiration. ...
He was elected to the Estates-General in 1789. ... -
Miguel Hidalgo
Hidalgo was recognized as the first insurgent and a founding father of Mexico. -
Simon Bolivar
Bolívar ended slavery in the countries in which he held political power.
Bolívar's body has been exhumed several times by Venezuelan leaders for political reasons.
