CIENFUEGOS, CAMILO (1932-59) Prominent Figure in the Cuban Revolutionary Army# cienguegoscamilo
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BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH (1899-1953) Russian Politician; Head of the NKVD under Stalin# berialavrentypavlovich
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CLARK, WILLIAM (1770-1838) American Soldier & Explorer, famous for the “Lewis & Clark Expedition”; Governor of Missouri Territory – 1813-20# clarkwilliam
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GAGE, THOMAS (1718/19-1787) English General; Commander of British Forces in North America – 1763-75; Governor of Massachusetts Bay Province – 1774-75; Military Governor of Quebec - 1760-63# gagethomas
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PALMER, OLIVER HAZARD (1814-84) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 108th New York Infantry# palmeroliverhazard
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PARKE, JOHN GRUBB (1827-1900) Union Major General # parkejohngrubb
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PARKER, ELY SAMUEL (1828-95) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Seneca Indian; Friend, Aide, and Military Secretary to Ulysses S. Grant; Transcribed the official Confederate surrender documents at Appomattox; U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs – 1869-71# parkerelysamuel
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PARE, AMBROISE (ca. 1510-1590) Barber Surgeon to French Kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III; Considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology and a pioneer in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine# pareambroise
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PARSONS, LEWIS BALDWIN, JR. (1818-1907) Union Brigadier General; Staff Office to Generals Francis Preston Blair, Henry Wager Halleck, Samuel R. Curtis, and John M. Schofield # parsonslewisbaldwinjr
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CANNING, GEORGE (1770-1827) British Prime Minister & Chancellor of the Exchequer – 1827; British Foreign Secretary – 1807-09 & 1822-27; Leader of the House of Commons – 1822-27# canninggeorge
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BRONTE, CHARLOTTE (1816-55) English Novelist & Poet, best known for “Jane Eyre” & “Villette”# brontecharlotte
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BRONTE, EMILY JANE (1818-48) English Novelist & Poet, best known for her only novel, “Wuthering Heights”# bronteemilyjane
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BRONTE, ANNE (1820-49) English Novelist & Poet # bronteanne
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BONDI, AUGUST (1833-1907) Jewish Austrian-born American Abolitionist & Revolutionary, fought with John Brown and James Lane in the Kansas Border War, notably at the Battle of Osawatomie; Union Sergeant – 5th Kansas Cavalry, in the American Civil War# bondiaugust
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CURRAN, JOHN PHILPOT (1750-1817) Irish Politician & Orator; Member of Parliament – 1783-98 & 1800-01; Master of the Rolls in Ireland – 1806-14# curranjohnphilpot
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COBDEN, RICHARD (1804-65) British Manufacturer & Radical; Liberal Member of Parliament – 1841-48, 1852-57 & 1859-65# cobdenrichard
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FARADAY, MICHAEL (1791-1867) English Scientist # faradaymichael
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MORE, HANNAH (1745-1833) English Religious Writer, Philanthropist, and Opponent of the Slave Trade # morehannah
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COLLINGWOOD, CUTHBERT (1748-1810) British Naval Officer during the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars; Admiral of the Royal Navy – 1804-10 # collingwoodcuthbert
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LAWRENCE, THOMAS (1769-1830) English Portrait Painter; President of the Royal Academy – 1820-30# lawrencethomas
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