Jean Calvin was born in Picardy, very quickly he embraced the Reformation and encouraged its expansion. He takes refuge in Switzerland when the Protestants are persecuted following the “Affaire des Placards”. He is among Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli and Martin Bucer, one of the main architects of t
Qian Xiuling or Siou-Ling Tsien de Perlinghi (1912 – 2008) was a Sino-Belgian chemist who distinguished herself by intervening to save the lives of a war hero and 97 hostages during World War II. Studies in Belgium Qian Xiuling was born in 1912 in Yixing, in the Chinese coastal province of Jiangs
Woman of letters, poet and scholar, Ban Zhao (around 40-45 – around 117-120) is the first known Chinese historian. Daughter and sister of historians Ban Zhao was born around 40-45 in Fufeng, near the city of Xianyang, capital of the Qin dynasty and located in the center of present-day China. China
French painter, Marie Bracquemond (1840 – 1916) is one of the great ladies of Impressionism along with Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt. Long overshadowed by her husband, she is beginning to gain the recognition she deserves. Learning Marie Anne Caroline Quivoron was born on December 1, 1840 in Lan