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.

12,645 public Legacies in this directory
Heike Kamerlingh OnnesSeptember 21, 1853 — February 21, 1926 · physicist, inventor, university teacher, scientistHeike Kamerlingh Onnes (Dutch: [ˈɦɛikə ˈkaːmərlɪŋ ˈɔnəs]; 21 September 1853 – 21 February 1926) was a Dutch experimental…Hiroo OnodaMarch 19, 1922 — January 16, 2014 · military officer, autobiographer, teacher, soldierHiroo Onoda (Japanese: 小野田 寛郎, Hepburn: Onoda Hiroo; IPA: [o̞no̞da̠ çiɾo̞ː]) 19 March 1922 – 16 January 2014)…Apel·les Mestres i OñósOctober 29, 1854 — July 19, 1936 · translator, poet, businessperson, composer, playwright, illustrator, editorial cartoonist, writer, painter, draftsperson, artistApel·les Mestres i Oñós (28 October 1854, Barcelona – 19 July 1936, Barcelona) was a Catalan writer, graphic…Gerrit OostingApril 12, 1941 — November 15, 2012 · politician, teacher, association football playerGerrit Oosting (12 April 1941 in Zwartemeer – 15 November 2012 in Oldenzaal) was a Dutch politician. Oosting…Pedro OpasoJuly 20, 1876 — April 9, 1957 · politician, military personnel, physicianPedro Opaso Letelier (20 July 1876 – 9 April 1957) was a Chilean politician and provisional vice president…Fritz von OpelMay 4, 1899 — April 8, 1971 · engineer, inventor, racing automobile driver, motorcycle racer, businessperson, art collector, entrepreneur, poetFritz Adam Hermann von Opel (4 May 1899 – 8 April 1971), known as Fritz Adam Hermann Opel…Eugene Lindsay OpieJuly 5, 1873 — March 12, 1971 · military physician, pathologist, physicianEugene Lindsay Opie (July 5, 1873 – March 12, 1971) was an American physician and pathologist who conducted…Bernard OppenheimerFebruary 13, 1866 — June 13, 1921 · businesspersonSir Bernard Oppenheimer, 1st Baronet (13 February 1866 – 13 June 1921) was a South African-British diamond merchant…Ernest OppenheimerMay 22, 1880 — November 25, 1957 · entrepreneur, businessperson, financier, banker, politicianSir Ernest Oppenheimer (22 May 1880 – 25 November 1957) was a South African diamond and gold mining…Frank OppenheimerAugust 14, 1912 — February 3, 1985 · physicist, teacher, rancher, nuclear physicistFrank Friedman Oppenheimer (August 14, 1912 – February 3, 1985) was an American particle physicist, cattle rancher, professor…Joseph OppenheimerFebruary 8, 1820 — January 1, 1893 · businessperson, inventorJoseph Oppenheimer (8 February 1820 – 8 February 1893), was a German-born British merchant and inventor who spent…Johann Ritter von OppolzerAugust 4, 1808 — April 16, 1871 · physician, teacherJohann Ritter von Oppolzer (4 August 1808 – 16 April 1871) was a medical doctor born in Nové…Geoffrey OrbellOctober 7, 1908 — August 15, 2007 · physician, naturalistGeoffrey Buckland Orbell (7 October 1908 – 14 August 2007) was a New Zealand doctor and keen hunter…Mathieu OrfilaApril 24, 1787 — March 12, 1853 · physician, chemist, pharmacologist, physiologist, toxicologist, forensic scientistMathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (Catalan: Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger) (24 April 1787 – 12 March 1853)…Ferdinando OrlandiOctober 7, 1774 — January 5, 1848 · composer, teacherFerdinando Orlandi (7 October 1774 – 5 January 1848), also referred to as Orland and Orlando. Little is…Philippe II, Duke of OrléansAugust 2, 1674 — December 2, 1723 · art collector, military personnel, ruler, artist, painter, etcher, composerPhilippe, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), known as the Regent, was…