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.

12,519 public Legacies in this directory
Mikayel ChamchianDecember 4, 1738 — November 30, 1823 · historian, grammarian, linguist, theologian, teacherMikayel Chamchian (Armenian: Միքայէլ Չամչեան; 4 December 1738 – 30 November 1823), known also in English as Michael…Nicolas ChamfortApril 6, 1740 — April 13, 1794 · journalist, poet, writer, playwright, politician, philosopher, librarian, orator, teacherSébastien-Roch Nicolas, known in his adult life as Nicolas Chamfort and as Sébastien Nicolas de Chamfort (French: [ʃɑ̃fɔʁ];…António ChampalimaudMarch 19, 1918 — May 8, 2004 · banker, industrialist, businesspersonAntónio de Sommer Champalimaud (19 March 1918 in Lapa, Lisbon – 8 May 2004 in Lapa, Lisbon) was…Alexander ChampionJanuary 1, 1795 · businesspersonAlexander Champion (snr) was a London based merchant who was in business in the eighteenth century, trading to…Albert Bishop ChanceJanuary 1, 1873 — November 30, 1948 · inventorAlbert Bishop Chance (1873–1949) was an American businessman and the inventor of the first practical earth anchor. He…Edgar ChanceJanuary 1, 1881 — January 1, 1955 · businessperson, ornithologist, film producerEdgar Percival Chance (1881–1955) was a British businessman, ornithologist and oologist who amassed a collection of 25,000 birds'…Amir ChandJanuary 1, 1889 — January 1, 1970 · physicianMajor General Amir Chand (1889–1970) was a physician and teacher of medicine in India. In 1936, while India…Edmund Leavens ChandlerDecember 21, 1829 — August 21, 1880 · politician, merchant, teacherEdmund Leavens Chandler (21 December 1829 – 21 August 1880) was a Canadian merchant and a political figure…Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount ChandosMarch 15, 1893 — January 21, 1972 · politician, businesspersonOliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos (15 March 1893 – 21 January 1972) was a British businessman from the…John ChaneyJanuary 21, 1932 — January 29, 2021 · basketball player, basketball coach, teacherJohn Chaney (January 21, 1932 – January 29, 2021) was an American college basketball coach, best known for…P. C. ChangJanuary 1, 1892 — January 1, 1957 · diplomat, writer, human rights defender, philosopher, educator, playwrightPeng Chun Chang, commonly known as P. C. Chang (simplified Chinese: 张彭春; traditional Chinese: 張彭春; pinyin: Zhāng Péngchūn;…Winston ChangMay 2, 1941 — February 24, 1996 · educatorWinston Hsiao-tzu Chang (Chinese: 章孝慈; pinyin: Zhāng Xiàocí; 1 March 1942 – 24 February 1996) was a Taiwanese…Chuang ChanggongDecember 25, 1894 — February 15, 1962 · organic chemist, educatorZhuang Zhanggong (Chinese: 庄长恭; December 25, 1894 – February 25, 1962) was a Chinese chemist. He was a…William Francis ChanningFebruary 22, 1820 — March 20, 1901 · scientist, physician, inventorWilliam Francis Channing (February 22, 1820 – March 19, 1901) was an American physician, scientist, and abolitionist known…Blake ChanslorJune 8, 1920 — April 10, 2009 · businesspersonG. Blake Chanslor (June 8, 1920 – April 10, 2009) was an American businessman and philanthropist who founded…Pierre Nicolas ChantreauJanuary 1, 1741 — October 25, 1808 · lexicographer, journalist, teacher, linguist, historian, opinion journalistPierre Nicolas Chantreau, called don Chantreau, (1741, in Paris – 25 October 1808, in Auch) was an 18th-century…