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.

12,157 public Legacies in this directory
Petr ZenklJune 13, 1884 — November 3, 1975 · teacher, politician, pedagogue, political prisonerPetr Zenkl (13 June 1884 – 2 November 1975) was a Czech politician, government minister, mayor of Prague,…Girolamo ZentiJanuary 1, 1609 — January 1, 1666 · harpsichord maker, inventor, musical instrument maker, piano makerGirolamo Zenti (Viterbo c.1609 - Paris c.1666) (also: Girolama de Zenti, Gerolamo de Sentis, Hieronymus de Zentis) was…Gabriele ZerbiNovember 30, 1444 — January 1, 1505 · physician, anatomist, teacher, philosopher, writer, university teacherGabriele Zerbi (1445–1505) was a Veronese professor at the Universities of Bologna and Padua. He was also referred…Adolf ZetheliusFebruary 19, 1781 — March 7, 1864 · artist, silversmith, businesspersonAdolf Zethelius (born Erik Adolf Zethelius; 19 February 1781 – 7 March 1864) was a Swedish silversmith and…Clara ZetkinJuly 5, 1857 — June 20, 1933 · politician, journalist, women's rights activist, peace activist, suffragette, editor, teacher, writer, feministClara Zetkin (; German: [ˈtsɛtkiːn]; née Eißner [ˈaɪsnɐ]; 5 July 1857 – 20 June 1933) was a German…Karl Eduard ZetzscheMarch 11, 1830 — April 18, 1894 · mathematician, physicist, university teacher, engineer, electrotechnician, teacherKarl Eduard Zetzsche (March 11, 1830, in Altenberg – April 18, 1894, in Dresden) was a German mathematician…Ahmed ZewailFebruary 26, 1946 — August 2, 2016 · chemist, university teacher, inventor, physicistAhmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: أَحْمَد حَسَن زُوَيْل; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American chemist,…Dobri ZhelyazkovJanuary 1, 1800 — January 1, 1865 · businesspersonDobri Zhelyazkov Fetisov (Bulgarian: Добри Желязков Фетисов, pronounced [ˈdɔbri ʒɛˈʎaskof fɛˈtisof]; 1800–1865) was the first Bulgarian factory-owner and…Chen ZhenOctober 4, 1955 — December 13, 2000 · visual artist, university teacher, sculptor, conceptual artist, artistChen Zhen (Chinese: 陈箴; 4 October 1955 – 13 December 2000) was a Chinese-French conceptual artist known for…Wang ZhenJanuary 1, 1867 — November 30, 1937 · entrepreneur, painter, artist, social activist, businesspersonWang Zhen (Chinese: 王震; Wade–Giles: Wang Chen; 1867–1938), commonly known by his courtesy name Wang Yiting (Chinese: 王一亭;…Vladimir ZhernakovNovember 2, 1878 — November 30, 1942 · businesspersonVladimir Ippolitovich Zhernakov (Russian: Владимир Ипполитович Жернаков; November 2, 1878 – 1943) was a merchant, public figure and…Nikolai ZhilyayevOctober 18, 1881 — January 20, 1938 · conductor, composer, musicologist, music educator, university teacher, pedagogue, pianistNikolay Sergeyevich Zhilyayev (Russian: Никола́й Серге́евич Жиля́ев, Nikolaj Sergejevič Žiljajev; 18 November (N.S.) 1881 – 20 January 1938),…Zhao ZhiqianJanuary 1, 1829 — January 1, 1884 · painter, calligrapher, writer, artist, seal cutterZhao Zhiqian (Chinese: 赵之谦; 1829–1884) was a Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty,…Grigori ZhislinMay 14, 1945 — May 2, 2017 · violinist, pedagogue, musicianGrigori Yefimovich Zhislin (Russian Григорий Ефимович Жислин; 14 May 1945 in Leningrad – 2 May 2017 in Berlin)…Li ZhisuiDecember 30, 1919 — February 13, 1995 · physician, biographerLi Zhisui (simplified Chinese: 李志绥; traditional Chinese: 李志綏; pinyin: Lǐ Zhìsuí; 30 December 1919 – 13 February 1995)…Liudmyla ZhogolMay 23, 1930 — April 15, 2015 · painter, tapestry weaver, visual artist, textile artist, art historian, artistLiudmyla Yevhenivna Zhogol (23 May 1930 – 15 April 2015) was a Ukrainian decorative textile artist and one…