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.

12,712 public Legacies in this directory
Shale NiskinJune 18, 1926 — April 1, 1988 · inventor, engineerShale Jack Niskin (June 18, 1926 – April 1988) was the inventor of the Niskin bottle, a device…Fernanda NissenAugust 15, 1862 — April 3, 1920 · politician, teacher, journalist, writer, literary critic, editorPetra Gregorine Fernanda Nissen (née Thomesen; 15 August 1862 – 3 April 1920) was a Norwegian journalist, literary…George NissenFebruary 3, 1914 — April 7, 2010 · trampoline gymnast, inventor, artistic gymnastGeorge Peter Nissen (February 3, 1914 – April 7, 2010) was an American gymnast and inventor who developed…Hartvig NissenApril 17, 1815 — February 4, 1874 · linguist, philologist, politician, teacherOle Hartvig Nissen (17 April 1815 – 4 February 1874) was a Norwegian philologist and educator. He founded…Rudolph NissenSeptember 9, 1896 — January 22, 1981 · physician, surgeon, university teacherRudolph Nissen (sometimes spelled Rudolf Nissen) (5 September 1896 – 22 January 1981) was a German surgeon who…Henriette Nissen-SalomanJanuary 18, 1819 — August 27, 1879 · opera singer, music educator, stage actor, voice teacher, composer, singer, teacherHenriette Nissen-Saloman (née Nissen; 18 January 1819 – 27 August 1879) was a Swedish opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and…Gregor Wilhelm NitzschNovember 22, 1790 — July 22, 1861 · professor, classical scholar, philologist, teacherGregor Wilhelm Nitzsch (22 November 1790 – 22 July 1861) was a German classical scholar known chiefly for…Sister NiveditaOctober 28, 1867 — October 13, 1911 · writer, social worker, teacher, priest, travel writerSister Nivedita (Bengali pronunciation: [bhagini nibedita] ; née Margaret Elizabeth Noble; 28 October 1867 – 13 October 1911)…Uichiro NiwaJanuary 29, 1939 — December 24, 2025 · diplomat, businesspersonUichiro Niwa (丹羽 宇一郎, Niwa Uichirō; January 29, 1939 – December 24, 2025) was a Japanese diplomat and…Francis A. NixonDecember 3, 1878 — September 4, 1956 · businesspersonFrancis Anthony Nixon (December 3, 1878 – September 4, 1956) was an American business owner and the father…Fathia NkrumahFebruary 22, 1932 — May 31, 2007 · teacher, bank teller, politicianHelena Ritz Fathia Nkrumah ( ən-KROO-mə; 23 February 1931 – 31 May 2007), born Fathia Halim Rizk (Arabic:…Friedrich NoackApril 20, 1858 — February 1, 1930 · art historian, historian, journalist, writer, pedagogue, librarian, architect, editing staffFriedrich Noack, who wrote under the pseudonym F. Idus, (20 April 1858, Gießen – 1 February 1930, Freiburg…Harold J. NoahJanuary 21, 1925 — December 31, 2018 · pedagogue, educatorHarold J. Noah (1925–January 2019) was an American educator, whose research and writing have focused on comparative education…Emanuel NobelJune 10, 1859 — May 31, 1932 · business executive, businesspersonEmanuel Ludvig Nobel ( noh-BEL, Swedish: [nʊˈbɛlː]; Saint Petersburg, 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1859 – Stockholm, 31…Edward John NobleAugust 8, 1882 — December 28, 1958 · businessperson, industrialistEdward John Noble (August 8, 1882 – December 28, 1958) was an American broadcasting and candy industrialist originally…George NockMarch 4, 1946 — November 22, 2020 · American football player, artist, sculptorGeorge Verdell Nock (March 4, 1946 – November 22, 2020) was an American professional football player who was…