SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™

Legacy Directory

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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.

11,418 public Legacies in this directory
John AitkenSeptember 8, 1839 — November 14, 1919 · physicist, inventor, meteorologistJohn Aitken, FRS, FRSE LLD (18 September 1839 – 14 November 1919) was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and…Gabriel AivazovskyMay 10, 1812 — April 8, 1880 · monk, historian, translator, philologist, public figure, teacher, Catholic priest, archbishopGabriel Aivazovsky or Ayvazyan (Armenian: Գաբրիէլ Այվազեան, Russian: Гаврии́л Константи́нович Айвазо́вский; 22 May 1812 – 20 April 1879)…Abe AjayJanuary 1, 1919 — January 1, 1998 · artistAbraham "Abe" Ajay (1919–1998) was an American artist who was best known for his artistic contributions for The…Daniel AkakaSeptember 11, 1924 — April 6, 2018 · politician, teacher, head teacherDaniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who…Besim Ömer AkalınJuly 1, 1862 — March 19, 1940 · physician, politician, gynecologist, military personnel, military physicianBesim Ömer Akalın (1 July 1862 – 19 March 1940) was a Turkish social democratic politician and physician…Adela AkersFebruary 7, 1933 — August 9, 2023 · artist, weaverAdela Akers (February 7, 1933 – August 9, 2023) was a Spanish-born textile and fiber artist residing in…Ueda AkinariJuly 25, 1734 — August 8, 1809 · writer, linguist, poet, merchant, physician, philologist, scholarUeda Akinari or Ueda Shūsei (上田 秋成; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ.e.da (|) a.kʲiꜜ.na.ɾʲi], July 25, 1734 in Osaka –…Paul AklestadDecember 18, 1837 — January 1, 1924 · politician, teacher, farmerPaul Andreas Jetmundsen Aklestad (18 December 1837 – 21 May 1924) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal…Karl AkreMarch 26, 1840 — March 14, 1912 · politician, editing staff, teacherKarl Edvard Pedersen Akre (26 March 1840 – 14 March 1912) was a Norwegian educator and politician for…Clement Anderson AkrofiNovember 30, 1900 — November 30, 1966 · missionary, educator, theologian, linguist, authorClement Anderson Akrofi (1 July 1901 – 1 July 1967) was an ethnolinguist, translator and philologist who worked…Edward AkroydJanuary 1, 1810 — January 1, 1887 · politician, businesspersonLieutenant Colonel Edward Akroyd (1810–1887), English manufacturer, was born into a textile manufacturing family in 1810, and when…Madeline-Ann AksichJune 28, 1956 — September 25, 2005 · businessperson, philanthropist, artistMadeline-Ann Aksich, (1956 – September 25, 2005) was a Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, artist and founder of the International…Vasily AksyonovAugust 20, 1932 — July 6, 2009 · screenwriter, poet, writer, novelist, physician, teacherVasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (Russian: Васи́лий Па́влович Аксёнов, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ɐˈksʲɵnəf]; August 20, 1932 – July 6, 2009)…Ibn al-AdimJanuary 1, 1192 — April 21, 1262 · historian, literary scholar, Islamic jurist, muhaddith, teacher, poet, theologian, writerKamāl al-Dīn Abū ʾl-Ḳāsim ʿUmar ibn Aḥmad ibn Hibat Allāh Ibn al-ʿAdīm (Arabic: كمال الدين عمر بن أحمد…Zayn al-Din al-AmidiNovember 30, 1313 · teacher, merchant, Islamic jurist, linguist, inventorZayn al-Din 'Ali ibn Ahmad al-Amidi (زين الدين علي بن أحمد الآمدي; died 712 H/1312 AD) was a…Zakariyya al-AnsariNovember 30, 1419 — November 30, 1519 · historian, teacher, qadi, Islamic jurist, muhaddith, linguist, mystic, theologian, legal scholar, Qur'anic exegeteAbū Yaḥyā b. Muḥammad b. Zakariyyā, Zayn al-Dīn al-Sunaykī (Arabic: زكريا الأنصاري) also known as Zakariyyā al-Ansārī was…