SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™

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11,106 public Legacies in this directory
DōgenJanuary 19, 1200 — September 29, 1253 · Buddhist monk, philosopher, teacherDōgen Zenji (道元禅師; Japanese pronunciation: [doꜜː.ɡeɴ, -ŋeɴ], 26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen…Echion-0400-00-00 · painter, sculptor, artistEchion (Ancient Greek: Έχίων), also known as Aetion (Ἀετίων), was a celebrated Greek painter in the latter half…Emmanuel-Persillier-LachapelleDecember 21, 1845 — August 1, 1918 · physicianEmmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle (21 December 1845 – 1 August 1918) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Hôpital…ErtéNovember 23, 1892 — April 21, 1990 · painter, sculptor, illustrator, designer, fashion designer, graphic artist, artist, costume designerRomain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990), known by the pseudonym Erté (from the French…FerdowsiNovember 30, 0939 — January 1, 1020 · poet, writerAbu al-Qasim Mansur bin Hasan Tosi (940–1025), better known by his pen name Ferdowsi, was a Persian poet…FidusOctober 8, 1868 — February 23, 1948 · illustrator, painter, writer, graphic artist, exlibrist, publisher, architect, watercolorist, draftsperson, pastellist, artistHugo Reinhold Karl Johann Höppener (8 October 1868 – 23 February 1948), known under the pseudonym Fidus, was…FridugisusNovember 30, 0799 — November 30, 0833 · monk, writer, teacher, philosopherFridugisus, also known as Fredegisus or Fredegis of Tours (born in England towards the end of the 8th…GiottoJanuary 1, 1267 — January 8, 1337 · painter, architect, goatherd, sculptor, muralist, designer, master builder, artistGiotto di Bondone (Italian: [ˈdʒɔtto di bonˈdoːne]; c. 1267 – January 8, 1337), known mononymously as Giotto, was an…GluckAugust 13, 1895 — January 10, 1978 · painter, artistGluck (born Hannah Gluckstein; 13 August 1895 – 10 January 1978) was a British painter. Gluck joined the…Hermann-PaulDecember 27, 1864 — June 23, 1940 · painter, caricaturist, translator, illustrator, designer, visual artist, printmaker, draftsperson, costume designer, artistRené Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December 1864 – 23 June 1940) was a French artist. He was born in…Herophilos-0335-01-01 — -0280-01-01 · physician, gynecologist, anatomistHerophilos (; Ancient Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of…Hesy-Ra-2800-01-01 — -2700-01-01 · civil servant, physician, scribe, beamterHesire (also read Hesy-Re and Hesy-Ra) was an ancient Egyptian high official during the early Third Dynasty of…HuiyuanJanuary 1, 0334 — January 1, 0416 · translator, teacher, philosopher, Buddhist monk, monkLushan Huiyuan (simplified Chinese: 庐山慧远; traditional Chinese: 廬山慧遠; pinyin: Lúshān Huìyuǎn; Wade–Giles: Lushan Hui-yüan; 334–416 AD), meaning "Huiyuan…HumayunMarch 6, 1508 — January 27, 1556 · monarch, poetNasir al-Din Muhammad (Persian: نصیرالدین محمد, 6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal…HypatiaNovember 30, 0359 — March 1, 0415 · mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, writer, inventorHypatia (born c. 350–370 – March 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in…JaghminiJanuary 1, 1221 · physician, astronomerMahmūd ibn Muḥammad ibn Umar al-Jaghmini (Arabic: محمود بن محمد بن عمر الجغميني) or 'al-Chaghmīnī', or al-Jaghmini, was…