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Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
philosopher, poet, composer, pedagogue, classical philologist, music critic, classical scholar, playwright
- University of Bonn, Leipzig University
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
mathematician, social critic, essayist, logician, epistemologist, philosopher of language, political activist, metaphysician, analytic philosopher, autobiographer, philosopher of science, politician, peace activist, journalist, philosopher
- University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge
Ernst Jünger (1895-1998)
military personnel, entomologist, philosopher, diarist, journalist, poet
- Leipzig University
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
geologist, explorer, ethologist, naturalist, philosopher, botanist
- University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh Medical School
John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
theologian, poet, Anglican priest, Catholic priest, philosopher
- University of Oxford, Great Ealing School
Hamka (1908-1981)
journalist, philosopher
Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
philosopher, founder of Catholic religious community, religious sister, cloistered nun
Giovanni Papini (1881-1956)
poet, journalist, literary critic, biographer, philosopher