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Fondere (Explorer)FONDERE French explorer and administrator in west Africa
Father Deken, ExplorerPere de DEKEN Belgian traveller in Siberia, Tibet and other parts of central Asia, with Bonvalot and Henri d Orleans
Cupet, ExplorerCUPET French explorer in southern Annam (now part of Vietnam) making contact with the native populations
Clozel, ExplorerCLOZEL French explorer who in 1893 discovered a new route to Lake Tchad via the Ouom River
Chesse, ExplorerCHESSE French explorer in IndoChina and Cambodia, annexed two islands for France
Docteur CatatDOCTEUR CATAT French traveller and administrator in west Africa
Brunache, ExplorerBRUNACHE French explorer in Africa, made a journey from the Congo to the Niger across central Africa
Brosselard, TravellerCapitaine H BROSSELARD French explorer of Senegambia and Portuguese Guinea, west Africa
Briquez, ExplorerBRIQUEZ French explorer of central Africa, made journey from the Congo to the Niger
Bonnel De MezieresBONNEL DE MEZIERES French explorer in Tchad and other regions of Central Africa
J BoissiereJ BOISSIERE French traveller and administrator in China, where he died at age 33
Archibald MarshallARCHIBALD MARSHALL probably a writer, but one whose fame has declined to such a degree that none of our reference books thinks him worthy of mention
M Gabius ApiciusM GABIUS APICIUS Roman epicure, celebrated for his gastronomy and his greed
Jeanne HachetteJEANNE HACHETTE courageous young lady who roused the people of Beauvais to defend their city against Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne
Elisabeth V. BrandenburgELISABETH VON BRANDENBURG wife of Friedrich I, archduke and elector
XANTHIPPUS Athenian naval commander, father of Pericles
Euclid & PtolemyEUCLID presenting to Ptolemy Soter his work on the elements of geometry
Duchess of Rutland 1888Marion Margaret Violet, marcheioness of Granby and subsequently duchess of Rutland, daughter of Colonel the Honorable C H Lindsay. A very fine portrait photo
John Joseph MerlinJOHN JOSEPH MERLIN The celebrated mechanic together with an elegant two- wheeled carriage of his design. But reference books know nothing about him
Sappho / HeadSAPPHO Greek lyric poet
Martha Hatfield11-year old prophetess of Leighton, Yorkshire, one of many who foretold things, true or false, during the Commonwealth. She is depicted in an ecstatic trance
Hope Temple PhotoHOPE TEMPLE This Irish musician fails to get a mention in any of our reference books. Does she play the harp, compose jigs, sing folksongs ? Who knows ?
Edith Scannell ArtistEDITH MAUD SUSANNA SCANNELL an artistic lady who sadly failed to earn an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography so we don t know very much about her
Adulphe DelegorgueADULPHE DELEGORGUE of Douai, French traveller in southern Africa, posing with pipe and gun in his travelling costume
Xanthippus - 2XANTHIPPUS Athenian naval commander, father of Pericles
Praxiteles at WorkPRAXITELES Greek sculptor at work
Euclid / Wilcox / 1732EUCLID Mathematician of Alexandria
Euclid / Thevet / 1584EUCLID Mathematician of Alexandria
Cesar Fieschi on HorseCesar Fiaschi, French equestrian and author of books on horse-riding
ANSGAR Norwegian bishop