– Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the 7th US president and a former soldier and lawyer. He was a protector of popular democracy and liberty for white males, and he supported slavery and the removal of Native Americans. Alluding to his toughness, he was nicknamed “Old Hickory.” (more…)

– Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the world famous Swiss-German physicist known for his theories of relativity which revolutionized physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize. (more…)

– Friedrich von Schlegel (1772-1829) was a German writer and critic whose philosophical ideas inspired the early German Romantic movement. He wrote the novel Lucinde, (1799). (more…)

Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) was an American chess player, considered one of the greatest players of all time. He became the 11th World Chess Champion in 1972 when he defeated Boris Spassky. (more…)

– Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was an American jurist often called “The Great Dissenter” as he often opposed the conservative majority. (more…)

– Luther Burbank (1849-1926) was a US naturalist and plant breeder who breed varieties of fruits, vegetables and grains that contributed to the study of genetics. (more…)

– Michelangelo (1475-1564) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. His famous works include the sculpture, “David,” 1504, and paintings of Sistine Chapel. (more…)