Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer and polymath.
Michel de Montaigne was a celebrated French philosopher and author, renowned for pioneering the essay as a literary genre.
John Knox was a Scottish clergyman, theologian, and writer who led the Protestant Reformation in Scotland and shaped the country's religious identity.
Pierre de la Ramée was a French humanist, philosopher, and mathematician who pioneered the development of modern logic and critical thinking.
John Lydgate was an English poet and monk, renowned for his works and contributions to the development of Middle English literature.