by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Timeline, William Shakespeare
SHAKESPEARE (Taylor, John (attributed). Chandos Portrait of William Shakespeare. Oil on canvas. ca. 1610. National Portrait Gallery, London. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Shakespeare_1609.jpg.) Born: Baptized April 26, 1564 (likely...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Savonarola, Timeline
SAVONAROLA (Moretto da Brescia. “Portrait of a Dominican, Presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola.” Oil on canvas. Circa 1520. Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia. Wikimedia Commons....
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 800 - 900 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Documents, Roman Chant, Timeline
ROMAN CHANT (“https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Arch.Cap.S.Pietro.B.79”) Composed: 1100 CE, Medieval Europe Notable Founder of Gregorian Chant Notation: Developed early forms of neumatic notation and the four-line staff, enabling the precise transmission of...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 900 - 1000 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Robinson, Timeline
ROBINSON (Weir, Robert Walter. Embarkation of the Pilgrims. Oil on canvas. 1844. Brooklyn Museum, New York. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Robinson_in_painting_Embarkation_of_the_Pilgrims.jpg.) Born: c. 1576, Sturton le Steeple,...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1700 - 1800 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Rigveda, Timeline
RIGVEDA (“https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rigveda_MS2097.jpg”) Born: ca. 1500 BCE, Northwest India (Punjab region, near the Indus River Valley) Died: ca. 1200 BCE, Northwest India (early Vedic civilization) Notable Ancient Scripture: One of the...
