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People in History by Group:
Explorers, Scientists, Inventors

This collection of history notes is indexed by category of interest, then A-Z by name of the person in question.

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Also included here are doctors, nurses, camel riders, and then some.



 

Albuquerque, Afonso de
 

 Afonso de Albuquerque 1453 - 1515

1453 - 1515
 Portuguese conqueror.
     
     
     

Bering, Vitus
 

 Vitus Bering 1681-1741 Danish explorer

1681 - 1741
Danish explorer.
     
     
     

Bohr, Niels
 

 Niels Bohr 1885-1962

1885 - 1962
 Danish friend of the atoms.
     
     
     

Cabot, John
 

 John Cabot 1450-1499

1450 - 1499
 Navigator.

 

    

 

    

 

    

Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez
 

 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (died 1543)

... - 1543
Discoverer of California.
     
     
     

Cartier, Jacques
 

 Jacques Cartier 1491-1557

1491 - 1557
 French explorer.
     
     
     

Clark, William
 

 William Clark 1770-1838

1770 - 1838
 The one with Lewis.
     
     
     

Columbus, Christopher
 

 Christopher Columbus 1451-1506

1451 - 1506
Nautical Enthusiast.
     
     
     

Cook, James
 

 James Cook 1728 - 1779

1728 - 1779
Explorer.
     
     
     

Copernicus, Nicolas
 

 Nicolas Copernicus 1473-1543

1473 - 1543
 Sun and planets.
     
     
     

Cortes, Hernan
 

1485 - 1547
 The last thing the Aztec empire saw.
     
     
     

Darwin, Charles
 

 Charles Darwin 1809-1882

1809 - 1882
Origin of Species.
     
     
     

Drake, Sir Francis
 

 Sir Francis Drake 1540-1596

1540 - 1596
 Spain's nightmare.
     
     
     

Edison, Thomas Alva
 

 Thomas A. Edison 1847-1931

1847 - 1931
 Inventor. American.
     
     
     

Einstein, Albert
 

 Albert Einstein 1879-1955

1879 - 1955
Brain.
     
     
     

Feynman, Richard P.
 

 Richard P. Feynman 1918-1988

1918 - 1988
 Physicist.
     
     
     

Franklin, Benjamin
 

 Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790

1706 - 1790
 Inventor of everything.
     
     
     

Freud, Sigmund
 

 Sigmund Freud 1856-1939

1856 - 1939
 Knew your father.
     
     
     

Galilei, Galileo
 

 Galileo Galilei 1564-1642

1564 - 1642
 Telescope.
     
     
     

Gama, Vasco da
 

 Vasco da Gama 1460-1524

1460 - 1524
Portuguese explorer.
     
     
     

Giovanni Da Pian Del Carpini
 

1180 - 1252
 Franciscan traveler.
     
     
     

Gutenberg, Johannes
 

 Johannes Gutenberg 1400-1468

1400 - 1468
 Inventor.
     
     
     

Hamilton, William
 

 William Hamilton 1730-1803

1730 - 1803
British envoy at the court of the Kingdom of Naples.
     
     
     

Hudson, Henry
 

 Henry Hudson 1565-1611

1565 - 1611
 English navigator.
     
     
     

Lawrence of Arabia
 

 T.E. Lawrence 1888-1935

1888 - 1935
 Devoted biker, occasional camel rider.
     
     
     

Leonardo da Vinci
 

 Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519

1452 - 1519
Had to tell Mona to sit still.
     
     
     

Lewis, Meriwether
 

 Meriwether Lewis 1774-1809

1774 - 1809
 The one with Clark.
     
     
     

Magellan, Ferdinand
 

 Ferdinand Magellan 1480-1521

1480 - 1521
 Explorer.
     
     
     

Mercuriale, Girolamo
 

 Girolamo Mercuriale 1530-1606

1530 - 1606
Italian physician.
     
     
     

Newton, Isaac
 

 Isaac Newton 1642-1727

1642 - 1727
England's bright mind.
     
     
     

Nightingale, Florence
 

 Florence Nightingale 1820-1910

1820 - 1910
Revolutionary caregiver.
     
     
     

Nobel, Alfred Bernhard
 

 Alfred Bernhard Nobel 1833-1896

1833 - 1896
Explosives and the Prizes.
     
     
     

Pasteur, Louis
 

 Louis Pasteur 1822-1895

1822 - 1895
French germ hunter.
     
     
     

Pausch, Randy
 

 Randy Pausch 1960-2008

1960 - 2008
Computer scientist.
     
     
     

Pizarro, Francisco
 

 Francisco Pizarro 1475-1541

1475 - 1541
Spanish conquistador of Peru.
     
     
     

Planck, Max
 

 Max Planck 1858-1947

1858 - 1947
Physics.
     
     
     

Polo, Marco
 

 Marco Polo 1254-1324

1254 - 1324
Inventor of the suitcase.
     
     
     

Pythagoras of Samos
 

Around 580 - 500 BC
 Good with numbers.
     
     
     

Roentgen, Wilhelm Conrad
 

 Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen 1845-1923

1845 - 1923
 The one who could see right through.
     
     
     

Vauban, S�bastien Le Prestre de
 

 Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban 1633-1707

1633 - 1707
French military engineer
     
     
     

Vespucci, Amerigo
 

 Amerigo Vespucci 1454-1512

1454 - 1512
 When is the last time a continent was named after you?
     
     
     

William of Rubrouck
 

1215 - 1295
 French traveler.
     
     
     

 

 

 

 

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