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Ancient Roman rhetorician and educator. His Institutio Oratoria, a comprehensive treatise on training the orator, deeply influenced later theories of education.

American historian and author. His works include The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal.

Steve Jobs

1955 – 2011 · United States

Steve Jobs was a co-founder of Apple Inc. and is known as an innovative entrepreneur. He significantly impacted the tech industry by developing groundbreaking products like the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.

A Western thinker known for quotes about education and learning. He emphasized the importance of learning methods in youth.

English writer. A pioneer of science fiction, he is best known for The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man.

Canadian physician. He sought to combine the strengths of British and German medicine, and wrote "The Principles and Practice of Medicine" and "The Evolution of Modern Medicine."

French writer and moralist. His best-known work is Réflexions et Maximes (Reflections and Maxims).

English humorist best known for Three Men in a Boat.

English Puritan clergyman and Bible commentator. He wrote a commentary on the whole Bible noted for its witty style.

George Herbert

1593 – 1633 · United Kingdom

British poet and clergyman. A leading English metaphysical poet famous for his religious meditative poetry.

Chinese scholar of the Eastern Han dynasty. A pioneer of linguistics who systematically analyzed Chinese character etymology in his work Shiming.

French-born Reformer and theologian. He led the Reformed church in Geneva and systematized Reformed theology in the Institutes of the Christian Religion.