SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™

Legacy Directory

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11,538 public Legacies in this directory
Basil ValentineJanuary 1, 1394 — January 1, 1450 · non-fiction writer, chemist, Paracelsian, alchemist, naturalist, physician, monkBasil Valentine is the Anglicised version of the name Basilius Valentinus, ostensibly a 15th-century alchemist, possibly Canon of…DeWain ValentineJanuary 1, 1936 — February 20, 2022 · artist, sculptor, installation artistDe Wain Valentine (1936 – February 20, 2022) was an American minimalist sculptor who was born in Fort…Michael Bernhard ValentiniNovember 26, 1657 — March 18, 1729 · physician, naturalist, physicistMichael Bernhard Valentini (26 November 1657 – 18 March 1729) was a medical doctor and a collector from…Sinéad de ValeraJune 3, 1878 — January 7, 1975 · teacher, writerSinéad de Valera (née Ní Fhlannagáin; 3 June 1878 – 7 January 1975) was an Irish author of…Max ValierFebruary 9, 1895 — May 17, 1930 · physicist, inventor, writer, science fiction writer, astronomer, engineerMax Valier (9 February 1895 – 17 May 1930) was an Austrian rocketry pioneer. He was a leading…Nils-Aslak ValkeapääMarch 23, 1943 — November 26, 2001 · poet, painter, singer, teacher, journalist, composer, recording artist, writer, musician, actorNils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áilu in the Northern Sámi language and with the stage name of Áillohaš (23…Sybren ValkemaAugust 13, 1916 — February 15, 1996 · glass artist, ceramicist, textile artist, glass designer, teacherSybren Valkema (1916–1996) was a Dutch glass artist and teacher, and founder of the European Studio Glass Movement,…Etienne ValléeJuly 12, 1735 — November 18, 1802 · painter, engraver, decorator, actor, politician, artistÉtienne de La Vallée Poussin (French pronunciation: [etjɛn də la vale pusɛ̃]; 1735–1802), also called Delavallée-Poussin in certain…Eusebio ValliDecember 2, 1755 — September 24, 1816 · physician, scientistEusebio Giacinto Valli (Casciana Alta, Casciana Terme Lari, Pisa, 13 December 1755 – Havana, 24 September 1816) was…Antoine VallotJanuary 1, 1594 — August 9, 1671 · physicianAntoine Vallot (born in Arles in 1594 or 1595; died on 9 August 1671 at the Royal Garden…Achille ValoisJanuary 12, 1785 — November 17, 1862 · sculptor, painter, artistAchille-Joseph-Étienne Valois (French pronunciation: [aʃil ʒozɛf etjɛn valwa]; 13 January 1785 — 17 December 1862) was a French…Edmond Eugène ValtonSeptember 25, 1836 — September 1, 1910 · painter, teacher, artistEdmond-Eugène Valton (French pronunciation: [ɛdmɔ̃ øʒɛn valtɔ̃]; September 25, 1836 in Paris – September 1910), French painter, draughtsman…Domenico VandelliJuly 8, 1735 — June 27, 1816 · botanist, naturalist, zoologist, physician, botanical collector, scientific collectorDomenico Agostino Vandelli (Padua, 8 July 1735 – Lisbon, 27 June 1816) was an Italian naturalist, who did…J.C.J. VanderheydenJune 23, 1928 — February 27, 2012 · photographer, painter, sculptor, filmmaker, university teacher, graphic artist, film director, conceptual artist, visual artist, writer, etcher, watercolorist, collagist, enameler, draftsperson, pen drawer, performance artist, object artist, artistJacobus Cornelis Johannes "Jacques" van der Heyden (professional name JCJ Vanderheyden) (23 June 1928 – 27 February 2012)…Giulio Cesare VaniniJanuary 1, 1585 — February 9, 1619 · philosopher, physician, naturalist, astrologer, writerLucilio Vanini (1585 – 9 February 1619), who, in his works, styled himself Giulio Cesare Vanini, was an…Bruno VanrybNovember 11, 1957 — January 12, 2019 · engineer, audio engineer, businesspersonBruno Vanryb was the CEO of BVRP, a Paris-based company he co-founded with Roger Politis in 1984. He…