Famous People: November 1
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All Figures for November 1 (55 results)
Étienne de La Boétie
Renaissance Political Philosopher, Judge & Author of Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
Jan Brożek
Polish Polymath, Mathematician, Astronomer, Physician & Biographer of Nicolaus Copernicus
Pietro da Cortona
High Baroque Painter and Architect, Creator of the Palazzo Barberini Ceiling Fresco
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
Leading French Poet, Literary Critic & Master of Classicism (L'Art poétique)
Theodor Mommsen
Classical Historian, Jurist & Nobel Prize in Literature Laureate (1902) for A History of Rome
Nikolay Przhevalsky
Renowned Geographer, Central Asia Explorer & Naturalist (Discoverer of Przewalski's Horse)
Alexander III of Russia
Emperor of Russia ("The Peacemaker"), King of Poland & Grand Duke of Finland
Stephen Crane
Pioneer of American Literary Realism, Novelist, Poet & War Correspondent
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Jurist, Foreign Minister of Argentina & First Latin American Nobel Peace Laureate
Alfred Wegener
Meteorologist, Geophysicist & Originator of the Continental Drift Theory
Max Linder
Pioneer of Silent Screen Comedy, Film Director, Actor & Profound Influence on Charlie Chaplin
Ezra Pound
Visionary Modernist Poet, Literary Critic, Leader of Imagism & Author of The Cantos
Hermann Broch
Modernist Novelist, Essayist, Philosopher & Author of The Sleepwalkers
L. S. Lowry
Renowned English Artist, Famous for Industrial Mill Scenes & "Matchstick Men"
Dale Carnegie
Pioneer of Modern Self-Improvement, Public Speaker & Author of How to Win Friends and Influence People
Philip Noel-Baker
Statesman, Olympic Silver Medalist & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1959)