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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Mostly self-educated in Switzerland, Jean-Jacques Rousseau ended up in Paris, France in the 1740s and became acquainted with Voltaire and Denis Diderot. Rousseau published Discourse on the Origin…Keiko
Keiko the killer whale was captured off Iceland in 1979, placed in an aquarium, and eventually sold to a Mexico City amusement park. While in Mexico City he was featured in Free Willy, the hit 1993…Socrates
Socrates is the ancient Greek thinker who laid the early foundations for Western philosophical thought. His "Socratic Method" involved asking probing questions in a give-and-take which would…Homer
Foundations of Western Literature The influence of Homer on Western literature is inestimable; the Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the cornerstones which have informed every writer of the last 2500…Charles Martel
Charles Martel was a Frankish ruler whose military successes were a foundation of the Carolingian dynasty, who ruled what is now France until the tenth century. The illegitimate son of Mayor of the…James Rouse
James W. Rouse was an urban planner and real estate developer who pioneered indoor malls and is often credited with rejuvenating downtown areas in the United States during the 1970s. Rouse co-…Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz made his fame with the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a 2007 family saga based on his own experiences growing up in New Jersey as an immigrant from the…Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler was the science fiction author who wrote the novels Parable of the Talents, Kindred, and Fledgling. She is considered one of the founders of Afrofuturism -- fantasy and science fiction…Barbara McClintock
Name at birth: Eleanor McClintockScientist Barbara McClintock was given the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1983, in recognition of her decades-long work on the genetics of maize. Educated…Walter P. Paepcke Biography
Walter P. Paepckeentrepreneur, philanthropistBorn: 1897Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. An industrialist who is largely credited with having turned Aspen, Colorado into a cultural mecca and winter…Trending
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