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Background imagePersonality Collection: Moses And Aaron

Moses And Aaron
Circa 1475 BC, Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh at the time of the series of ten plagues. Original Artist: By Gustave Dore (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Jacob Ludwig Grimm

Jacob Ludwig Grimm
German philologist and folklorist Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785 - 1863), co-author with his brother Wilhelm of Grimms Fairy Tales

Background imagePersonality Collection: Lincolns Statue

Lincolns Statue
circa 1930: The statue of Abraham Lincoln, found in Parliament Square, London, which is a copy of a statue by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, in Chicago

Background imagePersonality Collection: Immaculate

Immaculate
circa 1900: The Virgin Mary as she appeared to Marie-Bernarde Soubirous at Lourdes in 1858, wearing a rosary on her right arm and a yellow rose on each foot

Background imagePersonality Collection: Birdman Wingspan

Birdman Wingspan
1936: American bird man Clem Sohn showing a back view of his wingspan and harness. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Augustusbrunnen fountain on the town hall square, Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Augustusbrunnen fountain on the town hall square, Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imagePersonality Collection: Emperor Augustus, Augustusbrunnen fountain on the town hall square, Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria

Emperor Augustus, Augustusbrunnen fountain on the town hall square, Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument in front of the cathedral, Afra of Augsburg, Bishop Simpert and Bishop Ulrich, Augsburg

Monument in front of the cathedral, Afra of Augsburg, Bishop Simpert and Bishop Ulrich, Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imagePersonality Collection: Boardwalk, winter landscape, Federsee Lake Nature Reserve, near Bad Buchau, Upper Swabia

Boardwalk, winter landscape, Federsee Lake Nature Reserve, near Bad Buchau, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument to King Friedrich Wilhelm II, Neuruppin, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany

Monument to King Friedrich Wilhelm II, Neuruppin, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument of Ludwig II. 1894, Murnau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Monument of Ludwig II. 1894, Murnau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Background imagePersonality Collection: Bronze figure, Friedrich Engels monument, detail, Marx-Engels-Forum, Berlin, Germany

Bronze figure, Friedrich Engels monument, detail, Marx-Engels-Forum, Berlin, Germany

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument to Herder, 1850, Herderplatz square in front of Herderkirche Church

Monument to Herder, 1850, Herderplatz square in front of Herderkirche Church, bronze by sculptor Ludwig Schaller, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument to Janis Rainis, 1865-1929, Latvian National poet and writer, granite, Esplanade Park

Monument to Janis Rainis, 1865-1929, Latvian National poet and writer, granite, Esplanade Park, Centrs neighbourhood, Riga, Riga pilseta, Latvia

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument to Johann Gottfried Herder at the Cathedral, Vecpilseta, Riga, Riga pilseta, Latvia

Monument to Johann Gottfried Herder at the Cathedral, Vecpilseta, Riga, Riga pilseta, Latvia

Background imagePersonality Collection: Statue of Schiller, monument, at the Comedy House, Centralnij Rajon, Kaliningrad

Statue of Schiller, monument, at the Comedy House, Centralnij Rajon, Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Background imagePersonality Collection: Schiller monument, at the Comedy House, Zentralrajon, Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Schiller monument, at the Comedy House, Zentralrajon, Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Piazza Indepenzia, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Piazza Indepenzia, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument to Benedetto Cairoli, freedom fighter Prime Minister, Piazza Indepenzia, Verona, Veneto

Monument to Benedetto Cairoli, freedom fighter Prime Minister, Piazza Indepenzia, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Background imagePersonality Collection: Monument to Cesare Battisti, politician, Piazza Indepenzia, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Monument to Cesare Battisti, politician, Piazza Indepenzia, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Background imagePersonality Collection: Royal Opening

Royal Opening
King Edward VII arrives at the newly-built Great Stadium in Shepherds Bush for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, 1908. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: H G Wells

H G Wells
English novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940

Background imagePersonality Collection: Marshal Berthier

Marshal Berthier
French cartographer and military leader Louis-Alexander Berthier (1753 - 1815), Napoleon Bonapartes Chief-of-staff, circa 1798. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes
Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) American poet, essayist, novelist and physician, seated with his elbow on a table, circa 1881. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Portrait Of Stanford White

Portrait Of Stanford White
Portrait of American architect Stanford White (1853 - 1906), as he poses with his hands behind his back, dressed in a suit, waistcoat, and tie, 1890s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: St Swithin

St Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, who died in 862, pictured circa 860. An illustration from the Benedictional of St Ethelwold, an example of the Winchester School of Illumination

Background imagePersonality Collection: Isaacs Apple

Isaacs Apple
English mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) contemplates the force of gravity, as the famous story goes, on seeing an apple fall in his orchard, circa 1665

Background imagePersonality Collection: Magi Moment

Magi Moment
Adoration Of The Magi by Albrecht Durer, 1504. The three kings surround the infant Jesus and his mother, the Virgin Mary, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, circa 4 BC

Background imagePersonality Collection: Shakespeares Writing

Shakespeares Writing
Signatures and seals belonging to English playwright William Shakespeare (c.1564 - 1616), circa 1600. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Coleridge

Coleridge
English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834), author of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, circa 1815. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Noahs Sacrifice

Noahs Sacrifice
Noah makes a sacrifice to God, after he and his family survived the flood. Engraved by Caldwall from a painting by Poussin, 1811. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Evil Brood

Evil Brood
E en in like manner Adams evil brood cast themselves, one by one, down from the shore. Charon the ferryman beats the stragglers on the shores of Acheron

Background imagePersonality Collection: Dantes Vision

Dantes Vision
Now seest thou, son! The souls of those whom anger overcame. Virgil leads the author past souls writing in torment in the River Styx

Background imagePersonality Collection: Mutilated Shades

Mutilated Shades
Virgil leads the author past a group of wretched souls contemplating their missing limbs and heads. An engraving by Gustave Dore, illustrating Canto XXIX of Dantes Inferno, written circa 1310

Background imagePersonality Collection: Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni
A performance of Mozarts opera Don Giovanni at Her Majestys Theatre, 1846. Accompanied by his servant Leporello, Don Giovanni attempts to woo the chaste Donna Anna

Background imagePersonality Collection: Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas
A mosaic depicting Saint Nicholas, 4th Century Bishop of Myra, in the Basilica San Marco, Venice, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman
American poet Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), circa 1880. Engraved by C.M. Jenkin after a drawing by J. Hennessey (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Flamboyant Whitman

Flamboyant Whitman
American poet Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), July 1854. This portrait appeared in several editions of his collection Leaves of Grass

Background imagePersonality Collection: Bethlehem Hospital

Bethlehem Hospital
Patients in the Gallery for Women at the Royal Hospital of Bethlehem, 24th March 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Lord Byron

Lord Byron
English Romantic poet George Gordon Byron, the 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824) in Arnaout or Albanian dress, circa 1815. A painting by Thomas Phillips. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Petrarchs Tomb

Petrarchs Tomb
The tomb of 14th Century Italian scholar Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) in Arqua, circa 1900. The Latin inscription reads Frigida Francisci lapis hic tegit ossa Petrarce

Background imagePersonality Collection: Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph Pulitzer
circa 1900: Hungarian-born American newspaper proprietor Joseph Pulitzer (1847 - 1911), creator of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, drama, journalism and music

Background imagePersonality Collection: Toscanini Conducts

Toscanini Conducts
Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867 - 1957) conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a televised recording of Verdis Hymn of the Nations, 1944. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph Pulitzer
30th March 1872: Hungarian born American newspaper proprietor Joseph Pulitzer (1847 - 1911) shown in cartoon as the Leader of Liberal Republicanism in the St Louis Puck. Puck - pub

Background imagePersonality Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) during his time as Assistant Secretary of the US Navy, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePersonality Collection: Hogarths Tomb

Hogarths Tomb
The tomb of English painter and engraver William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) in Chiswick west London, circa 1795. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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