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MONTESSORI (1870 - 1952)Doctor MARIA MONTESSORI Italian medical and educator, first woman in Italy to obtain a medical degree; pioneered child education methods
Sir Alan Cobham (1894 - 1973), English aviation pioneer. In the 1930s, when this photograph was taken (with his wife?), he pioneered inflight refuelling. Date: 1930s
William ScoresbyWILLIAM SCORESBY English clergyman, scientist and explorer. Pioneered in the scientific study of the Arctic
Sir Benjamin BrodieSir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862) 1st Baronet, an English physiologist and surgeon who pioneered research into bone and joint disease. Date: 1875
The Tower SubwayThe second oldest tunnel running under the Thames, running between Tower Hill on the north side of the river, through to Vine Lane on the south side of the river (just to the west of Tower Bridge)
Franz Josef GallFRANZ JOSEF GALL German physician who pioneered the science of phrenology - Founder of the Doctrine of the Physiology of the Brain. Date: 1758 - 1828
Olivier De SerresOLIVIER DE SERRES French agronomist who created a medel farm at Pradel, introduced new plants from other countries, and pioneered new farming methods
John Grubb RichardsonJOHN GRUBB RICHARDSON Irish linen manufacturer and philanthropist who loathed factory towns and pioneered the model village concept in their place. Date: circa 1845
Charles Green / AeronautCHARLES GREEN English aeronaut who pioneered the use of coal gas in place of hydrogen in hot air balloons
