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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian-born composer and conductor

AmericanJune 17, 1882128 views

Ferruccio Busoni

Composer, editor, writer, teacher and conductor, Ferruccio Busoni was a highly influential figure in the world of music

GermanApril 1, 1866147 views

Zoltan Kodaly

Zoltan Kodaly was a renowned Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and educationist famous for his innovative musical education methods

HungarianDecember 16, 1882169 views

Piri Reis

Ahmed Muhiddin Piri, better known as Piri Reis, was an Ottoman admiral, geographer, and cartographer

Turkish1465222 views

Klaus Barbie

Klaus Barbie was a Nazi leader infamous for his crimes against French prisoners during World War II

GermanOctober 25, 1913501 views

Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder was a Roman Philosopher who lived during the 1st century

Ancient Roman23157 views

Hypatia

Hypatia, also known as Hypatia of Alexandria, was a famed inventor, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher from Egypt

Ancient Roman370213 views

Ernest Bloch

Ernest Bloch was a Swiss-born American music composer who started playing violin at the age of nine

SwissJuly 24, 1880155 views

William Caxton

William Caxton was an English merchant, printer, publisher and translator

British1415116 views

Newton Knight

Newton Knight was an American farmer, a southern Unionist, and a soldier in Mississippi, who was also the leader of the ‘Knight Company,’ a group of soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

AmericanNovember 10, 1829181 views