[140] Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). A great German philosopher, one of the most profound thinkers who ever lived.
[141] Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). A German philosopher noted for his pessimistic beliefs.
[142] Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Novelist, essayist, poet and traveler, noted for his personal appeal and the charm of his style.
[143] Rudyard Kipling (1865—). A popular present-day novelist, short story writer and poet.
[144] Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (1828-1893). A French critic, especially noted for his History of English Literature.
[145] Henry of Navarre (1553-1610). King of Navarre and later King of France, author of the celebrated Edict of Nantes.
[146] Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497). A beautiful and highly cultured Duchess of Milan who, in spite of her early death, deeply influenced the intellectual leaders of her time.
[147] Charles the Fifth (1500-1558). A masterful and virile Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
[148] Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). A great Italian patriot who aided in bringing about the unification of Italy. He was at one time a citizen of the United States, and was employed in a candle factory on Staten Island, New York.
[149] George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876). An English historian, author of important works on Garibaldi.