Abelard and HeloiseABELARD AND HELOISE French scholar and nun embracing in the scriptorium
Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling statue of Joseph PriestlyBirstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling the statue of Joseph Priestly on 12th October 1912 - at this point the unveiling party had adjourned to the Temperance Hall
Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)
Gladstone in LibraryWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE in his library : he was a classical scholar of considerable ability. Date: 1809 - 1898
Ae Housman / Aged 35ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN English scholar and poet at the age of 35
Athanasius KircherATHANASIUS KIRCHER German Jesuit, scholar, mathematician, archeologist
M Musurus / LarmessinMARKOS MUSURUS Greek scholar
The Venerable BedeTHE VENERABLE BEDE Anglo-Saxon scholar, historian and theologian
Abd El Kader, Algerian leaderAbd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century
Hugo De Groot / LarmessinHUGO DE GROOT alias HUGO GROTIUS Dutch scholar, humanist and politician
Schweitzer / Postcard 1956ALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar with his antelopes at Lambarene, Africa Date: 1875 - 1965
Schweitzer / PostcardALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar
Girolamo CardanoGIROLAMO CARDANO Italian mathematician and scholar
Alcuin of York (730-804). Alcuin presents to Rabanus MaurusAlcuin of York, or Ealhwine, nicknamed or Flaccus (730-804). English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria. Alcuin presents to Rabanus Maurus to Saint Martin. Miniature
Archimedes, Greek mathematician and inventor
Johann Albrecht BengelJOHANN ALBRECHT BENGEL German churchman and scholar. Date: 1687 - 1752
Sir William WaadSir WILLIAM WaD statesman, diplomat and scholar - with his autograph
M. R. JAMESMONTAGUE RHODES JAMES Biblical scholar, and author of arguably the finest ghost stories ever written
Laura Maria BassiLAURA MARIA BASSI - Italian scholar and philosopher
Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas cardMisbehaving schoolboys surprised by their teacher on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Elizabeth Smith - 1ELIZABETH SMITH oriental scholar and writer who died at a sadly early age Date: 1776 - 1806
Daniel SchwenterDANIEL SCHWENTER German oriental scholar and mathematician from Nurnberg Date: 1585 - 1636
The Amanohashidate admired by a GeishaThe Amanohashidate - located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture - a pine-clad promontory launching onto the sea - being admited by a geisha on a balcony
Sir Thomas UrquhartSIR THOMAS URQUHART Scottish scholar, soldier, traveller, best known for his highly praised translation of Rabelais
Scene from FaustMephistopheles gives Faust a vision of Marguerite : the scholar is suitably impressed
Roger Bacon / VerhasROGER BACON Scientist and scholar looking across the rooftops of Oxford from his monastic observatory
Guillaume Bude / LarmessinGUILLAUME BUDE French scholar
John Wallis (Kneller)JOHN WALLIS mathematician, scholar, decodifier
St Edmund of AbingdonSAINT EDMUND OF ABINGDON EDMUND RICH English scholar. He became archbishop of Canterbury in 1233. He preached 6th crusade
Marcus Terentius VarroMARCUS TERENTIUS VARRO Roman scholar
A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock ScholarNursery rhyme illustration -- A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar, what makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o clock, and now you come at noon
Bulent Ecevit - prime Minister of TurkeyBulent Ecevit (1925-2006), Turkish Prime Minister during the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974 Date: 1974
H C Prior, King's School Scholar, Eton Wall GameH C Prior, King's School Scholar, Keeeper of the College Wall, The Eton Wall Game Date: 1909
Gentleman in a rickshaw - Shanghai, ChinaA Chinese Gentleman in a rickshaw - Shanghai, China. Date: 1927
Enoch Powell, controversial British politician(John) Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician and Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974. After controversy over his Rivers of Blood speech in 1968
Germaine Greer 1939 Australian Writer Authorgermaine, greer, 1939, australian, writer, author, academic, journalist, journalism, scholar, scholarship, research, early, modern, english, literature, feminist, feminism, intellectual, womens
The Death of the Venerable BedeIn 733, Bede travelled to York, to visit Ecgbert, who was then bishop of York. The see of York was elevated to an archbishopric in 735
Roman Scientist and Scholar Plinius Secundus DyingGaius Plinius Secundus Roman scientist and scholar; dies while observing an eruption of Vesuvius Date: 1855
Map of Africa, 1820. Showing Morocco, Barbary and the Sahara in the north, Soudan and Guinea in the west, Khoikhoi (Hottentots) and Bantu (Caffres) in the south, and Abyssinia and Sennaar in the east
Mustafa Shokay, Khazak statesman and public figureMustafa Shokay (1890-1941), statesman, political activist, scholar and public figure, ideologist of the struggle for freedom and independence of the Common Turkestan. circa early 1940s
Gisbert Combaz - WavesGisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning
Gisbert Combaz - Rough SeaGisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning
Egyptian money changer, Egypt, c. 1890Vintage 19th century photograph: Egyptian money changer, Egypt, c. 1890
Isaac DIsraeli (1766-1848), a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters
Ancient monument in the chancel of St. Mary le Savoy (now the Savoy Chapel). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T
Deepdene, Surrey, the seat of banker Thomas HopeDeepdene, Surrey, the seat of banker and author Thomas Hope. House and gardens remodeled by Regency architect William Atkinson
Rear view of three-piece breastplate armour, 15th centuryRear view of three-piece breastplate armour or Harnische-Schmiede Plattner, late 15ht century, with engraved and jointed arm armour. From an original suit of armour in Vienna Arsenal
Public library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I, 1787Public library of Abdul Hamid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1773-1789. Scholars in turbans reading books and scrolls in a carpeted libary surrounded by bookcases. Biblioteca di Abdul-Hamid
