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Knight of the Legion of Honour

221 connected Legacies

Alfred VulpianJanuary 5, 1826 — May 18, 1887Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian (5 January 1826 – 18 May 1887) was a French physician and neurologist. He…Pierre WaidmannAugust 19, 1860 — October 26, 1937Pierre Waidmann (Remiremont, August 19, 1860 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, October 26, 1937) was a French painter and sculptor. He…Robert de WendelMay 9, 1847 — August 27, 1903Adrien Charles Joseph Robert de Wendel d'Hayange (9 May 1847 – 27 August 1903), often known as Robert…Charles Terres WeymannAugust 2, 1889 — January 1, 1976Charles Terres Weymann (2 August 1889 – 1976) was a Haitian-born early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman. During…Ernest WickersheimerJuly 12, 1880 — August 6, 1965Charles Adolphe Ernest Wickersheimer (12 July 1880 – 6 August 1965) was a French physician, librarian, and historian…Johann Georg WilleNovember 5, 1715 — April 5, 1808Johann Georg Wille, or Jean Georges Wille (5 November 1715, near Biebertal – 5 April 1808, Paris) was…Adolphe WilletteJuly 30, 1857 — February 4, 1926Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857 – 4 February 1926) was a French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and lithographer,…Pavel YablochkovSeptember 2, 1847 — March 19, 1894Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov (also transliterated as Jablochkoff; Russian: Павел Николаевич Яблочков; 14 September [O.S. 2 September] 1847 –…Basil ZaharoffOctober 6, 1849 — November 27, 1936Basil Zaharoff (born Zacharias Basileios Zacharoff; 6 October 1849 – 27 November 1936) was a Greek arms dealer…L. L. ZamenhofDecember 15, 1859 — April 14, 1917L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917) was the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international auxiliary language. Zamenhof…Ahmed ZewailFebruary 26, 1946 — August 2, 2016Ahmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: أَحْمَد حَسَن زُوَيْل; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American chemist,…Hans ZinsserNovember 17, 1878 — September 4, 1940Hans Zinsser (November 17, 1878 – September 4, 1940) was an American physician, bacteriologist, and author of over…Jovan ŽujovićOctober 18, 1856 — July 19, 1936Jovan M. Žujović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован M. Жујовић; 18 October 1856 – 19 July 1936) was a Serbian…