SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™

Legacy Directory

Discover the people whose lives, work and contributions are preserved in the archive.

Browse the people currently preserved in Sacred Legacy Archives™. Open any name to explore biography, education, career, organizations, honors, sources, family connections and archival materials when available.

12,337 public Legacies in this directory
John Cart BurgessJanuary 1, 1798 — January 1, 1863 · botanical illustrator, painter, artistJohn Cart Burgess (1798 – 20 February 1863) was an English watercolour painter of flowers and landscapes, and…Nigel BurgessJanuary 1, 1942 — November 26, 1992 · sailor, businesspersonNigel Allan Burgess (1942–1992) was a British single-handed yachtsman, Master Mariner and businessman. He took part in the…Albert BurghJanuary 1, 1593 — December 24, 1647 · politician, diplomat, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, Schöffe, mayor, physician, council memberAlbert Coenraadsz Burgh (1593 – 24 December 1647) was a Dutch physician who was mayor of Amsterdam and…Emil František BurianJune 11, 1904 — August 9, 1959 · writer, composer, theatrologist, poet, journalist, singer, actor, playwright, dramaturge, theatre director, film director, director, politician, conductor, musician, teacher, scenographer, stage actor, theatre managerEmil František Burian (11 June 1904 – 9 August 1959) was a Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician,…Erika BurkartFebruary 8, 1922 — April 14, 2010 · poet, writer, librettist, teacher, author, pedagogueErika Burkart (8 February 1922 – 14 April 2010) was a Swiss writer, teacher and poet. She wrote…Selma BurkeDecember 31, 1900 — August 29, 1995 · sculptor, visual artist, artistSelma Hortense Burke (December 31, 1900 – August 29, 1995) was an American sculptor and a member of…Thomas BurkeNovember 30, 1746 — December 2, 1783 · physician, politician, lawyer, governor, writerThomas Burke (circa 1747 – December 2, 1783) was an Irish physician, lawyer, and statesman who lived in…Oded BurlaJune 23, 1915 — July 26, 2009 · writer, poet, illustrator, children's writer, artistOded Burla (Hebrew: עודד בורלא; June 23, 1915 – July 26, 2009) was an Israeli writer, poet, and…Herman Maximilien de BurletNovember 6, 1883 — January 1, 1957 · anatomist, university teacher, pathologist, physiologist, physicianHerman Maximilien de Burlet (Rotterdam, 6 November 1883 – Königswinter, 23 April 1958), was a Dutch anatomist, embryologist,…Gertrude Simmons BurlinghamApril 21, 1872 — January 11, 1952 · botanist, mycologist, teacher, entomologist, botanical collectorGertrude Simmons Burlingham (April 21, 1872 – January 11, 1952) was an early-20th-century mycologist best known for her…Johannes BurmanApril 26, 1707 — January 20, 1779 · botanist, physician, university teacher, biologistJohannes Burman (26 April 1707 in Amsterdam – 20 February 1780), was a Dutch botanist and physician. Burman…Karl BurmanMay 17, 1882 — May 10, 1965 · architect, artist, watercoloristKarl Burman sen. (17 May [O.S. 5 May] 1882 – 10 May 1965) was an Estonian architect and…Hermann BurmeisterJanuary 15, 1807 — May 2, 1892 · curator, ornithologist, geographer, geologist, botanist, marine biologist, zoologist, meteorologist, lepidopterist, herpetologist, paleontologist, naturalist, university teacher, entomologist, politician, physician, explorer, writer, botanical collector, scientific collector, teacherKarl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister) (15 January 1807 – 2 May 1892)…Edward Burne-JonesAugust 28, 1833 — June 17, 1898 · painter, draftsperson, designer, illustrator, architectural drafter, visual artist, artist, watercolorist, pastellist, pen drawerSir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet (; 28 August 1833 – 17 June 1898), was an English painter…Frank Macfarlane BurnetSeptember 3, 1899 — August 31, 1985 · immunologist, virologist, physician, chemist, researcherSir Frank Macfarlane Burnet (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet,…Leo BurnettOctober 21, 1891 — June 7, 1971 · journalist, advertising person, businesspersonLeo Burnett (October 21, 1891 – June 7, 1971) was an American advertising executive and the founder of…