Victor Hugo: (1802-1885) French poet, novelist, and dramatist. He led the romantic movement in France and is most noted for writing Les Miserables (1862).
| Hugo's impact has not let up even today His work remains a master piece on the Broadway stage |
Leo Tolstoy: (1828–1910), Russian writer. Noted for the novel War and Peace (1863–69), an epic tale of the Napoleonic invasion.
| Leo, being Leo. |
| Fyodor, standing. |
Dreyfus: (1859–1935), French army officer. In 1894, he was falsely accused of providing military secrets to the Germans. His trial and imprisonment caused major political turmoil in France. By 1906 he was fully exonerated.
William Gladstone: (1809–98), British statesman; prime minister 1868–74, 1880–85, 1886, and 1892–94. Started as a Conservative minister, but later became a part of the Liberal Party, which he led in 1867. His policies included elementary education, the Irish Land and the third Reform acts, and the campaign for Irish home rule. He did many great things for Britain and in shaping our future.
Emile Zola: (1840-1902) Influential French novelist. Also a defender of Dreyfus.
| Zola |
Sigmund Freud: (1856-1939) Austrian neurologist. Originated psychoanalysis. Kind of a really weird guy, but very influential in the field of psychology. Believed in creepy things like the Oedipus Complex, but he also came up with the cool, and logical iceberg theory, as shown below.
| Iceberg theory diagram |
Friedrich Nietzche: (1844-1900) German philosopher who believed that some men were superior to others and could live above good and evil. Such men would have the right to gain power over those around them. His ideals would be manifested in the future throughout WWI and WWII
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