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.

11,489 public Legacies in this directory
Matthias WithoosJanuary 1, 1627 — January 1, 1703 · painter, artistMatthias Withoos (1627–1703), also known as Calzetta Bianca and Calzetti, was a Dutch painter of still lifes and…Antoon Jozef WitteryckJune 6, 1865 — July 3, 1934 · Esperantist, publisher, teacher, printer, visual artistAntoon Jozef Witteryck (6 June 1865 in Oostkamp – 3 July 1934 in Bruges) was a publisher and…Fernanda WittgensApril 3, 1903 — July 12, 1957 · art historian, teacher, civil servant, art critic, galleristFernanda Wittgens (3 April 1903 – 11 July 1957) was an Italian art historian and museologist. She was…Ludwig WittgensteinApril 26, 1889 — April 29, 1951 · philosopher of language, architectural theoretician, logician, mathematician, aphorist, epistemologist, philosopher, teacher, university teacher, pedagogue, architectLudwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein ( VIT-gən-s(h)tyne; Austrian German: [ˈluːdvɪk ˈjoːsɛf ˈjoːhan ˈvɪtɡn̩ʃtaɪn]; 26 April 1889 – 29 April…Reinhold WittigJanuary 2, 1937 — April 11, 2026 · entrepreneur, non-fiction writer, geologist, board game designer, sculptor, university teacher, marionetteist, artist, designerReinhold Alex Wittig (2 January 1937 – 11 April 2026) was a German award-winning board game designer and…Arthur WittyAugust 16, 1878 — November 9, 1969 · association football player, businessperson, tennis playerArthur Witty Cotton, also known as Don Arturo, was a footballer, club president and businessman. Witty played for…Karl WlaschekAugust 4, 1917 — May 31, 2015 · entrepreneurKarl Wlaschek (4 August 1917 – 31 May 2015) was the founder of the Austrian supermarket chain Billa.…Marquard WocherSeptember 7, 1760 — May 20, 1830 · painter, etcher, copper engraver, publisher, miniaturist, artistMarquard Wocher (7 September 1769, Mimmenhausen, Germany – 1830, Basel, Switzerland) was a German painter who spent most…Edmund WodickNovember 21, 1816 — March 10, 1886 · painter, artistEdmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick (21 November 1816, in Bebertal – 10 March 1886, in Magdeburg) was a German…Pieter van WoenselJanuary 1, 1747 — April 21, 1808 · writer, physician, geographer, medical officer, travel writer, satiristPieter van Woensel (1747 in Haarlem – 1808 in The Hague) was a physician, adventurer, travel writer, navy…Marion Post WolcottJune 7, 1910 — November 24, 1990 · photographer, artistMarion Post Wolcott (June 7, 1910 – November 24, 1990) was an American photographer who worked for the…Frederick Adolph WolfJune 25, 1885 — November 7, 1975 · botanist, teacher, botanical collectorFrederick Adolph Wolf (June 25, 1885 – November 7, 1975) was an American plant pathologist and mycologist. Wolf…Hanna WolfFebruary 4, 1908 — May 22, 1999 · politician, university teacher, historian, teacherHanna Wolf (née Haschka; 4 February 1908 – 22 June 1999) was an East German historian and socialist…Johann WolfMay 26, 1765 — February 16, 1824 · ornithologist, naturalist, botanist, pedagogueJohann Wolf (26 May 1765 in Nürnberg – 16 February 1824) was a German naturalist and ornithologist. He…Walter WolfJanuary 1, 1907 — April 2, 1977 · politician, university teacher, pedagogue, resistance fighterWalter Wolf (27 February 1907 in Gotha – 2 April 1977 in Potsdam) was a German politician and…Bruce WolfeMarch 29, 1941 — December 27, 2023 · artistBruce Wolfe (1941 – December 27, 2023) was an American sculptor, artist, illustrator, and designer, known for producing…