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.

11,847 public Legacies in this directory
Jeanne Marie Leprince de BeaumontApril 26, 1711 — September 8, 1780 · journalist, writer, children's writer, collector of fairy tales, editor, novelist, writer of tales, independent publisher, governess, educatorJeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (French: [ʒan maʁi ləpʁɛ̃s də bomɔ̃] ⓘ; 26 April 1711 – 8 September 1780)…Jerónimo de Ayanz y BeaumontNovember 30, 1552 — March 23, 1613 · engineer, inventor, military personnel, astronomerJerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (1553 – 23 March 1613) was a Spanish soldier, painter, astronomer, musician and…Henri-Étienne BeaunisAugust 2, 1830 — July 20, 1921 · physician, psychologist, physiologist, anatomistHenri-Étienne Beaunis (2 August 1830 – 20 July 1921) was a French physiologist and psychologist. He defended the…P. G. T. BeauregardMay 28, 1818 — February 20, 1893 · army officer, artillerist, inventor, writer, politician, human rights defenderPierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was an American military officer known for being…Alexandre-Marie Quesnay de BeaurepaireNovember 26, 1755 — February 8, 1820 · artist, educatorAlexandre-Marie Quesnay de Beaurepaire (1755–1820) was the grandson of French philosopher and economist, François Quesnay, and was among…Don BeavenAugust 31, 1924 — November 4, 2009 · scientist, physicianSir Donald Ward Beaven (31 August 1924 – 4 November 2009) was a New Zealand medical researcher in…Max Aitken, 1st Baron BeaverbrookMay 25, 1879 — June 9, 1964 · politician, writer, historian, publisher, businessperson, newspaper proprietor, member of parliament, ministerWilliam Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (25 May 1879 – 9 June 1964), was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher…Johannes Goropius BecanusJune 23, 1519 — June 28, 1572 · linguist, physician, humanist, philologist, botanistJohannes Goropius Becanus (; 23 June 1519 – 28 June 1573), born Jan Gerartsen, was a Dutch physician,…Arrigo BeccariAugust 24, 1909 — December 27, 2005 · presbyter, educator, teacherDon Arrigo Beccari (24 August 1909 – 27 December 2005), was an Italian priest and teacher. He was…Jean-Paul BéchatSeptember 2, 1942 — November 24, 2014 · engineer, businessperson, business executiveJean-Paul Béchat (September 2, 1942 – November 22, 2014) was a French engineer. He was the CEO of…Joseph D. BeckMarch 14, 1866 — November 8, 1936 · politician, businesspersonJoseph David Beck (March 14, 1866 – November 8, 1936) was an American farmer, labor reform advocate, and…Anni BeckerDecember 9, 1926 — June 22, 2009 · writer, Liedermacher, composer, editor, music arranger, traditional folk singer, teacher, musicianAnni Becker (1926 in Kaiserslautern – 22 June 2009) was a German musician, writer, poet, and performer of…Johannes BeckerSeptember 1, 1726 — January 1, 1803 · organist, composer, music director, church musician, teacherJohann Becker (1 September 1726 – 1803) was a German organist, teacher, and composer, born in Helsa-Wickenrode near…Karl BeckerApril 14, 1775 — September 4, 1849 · linguist, physician, pedagogueKarl Ferdinand Becker (14 April 1775 Lieser (Mosel) – 4 September 1849 Offenbach am Main) was a German…Ludwig BeckerSeptember 5, 1808 — April 29, 1861 · explorer, illustrator, painter, naturalist, ornithologist, botanical collector, lithographer, artistLudwig Phillip Heinrich Becker (5 or 9 September 1808 – 27 April 1861) was a German artist, explorer…Rudolph Zacharias BeckerApril 9, 1752 — March 28, 1822 · autobiographer, writer, pedagogue, journalist, publisher, teacher, opinion journalist, booksellerRudolph Zacharias Becker (8 April 1752 in Erfurt, Archbishopric of Mainz – 28 March 1822 in Gotha) was…