by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1600 - 1700 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Micah, Timeline
MICAH (Unknown. Micah the Prophet. Egg tempera on wood panel. ca. 1700–1725. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micah_prophet.jpg.) Born: Unknown; likely in Moresheth-Gath, Judah, during the 8th century BCE Died: Unknown; no specific record of...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 300 - 400 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Mencius, Timeline
MENCIUS (“Mencius.” Ink on paper. Qing dynasty, circa 19th century. Unknown artist. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mencius.jpg.) Born: ca. 372 BCE, State of Zou, ancient China (modern-day Shandong Province) Died: ca. 289 BCE,...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1400 - 1500 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Melancthon Smith, Timeline
MELANCHTHON (Holbein the Younger, Hans. Portrait of Philip Melanchthon. Chalk drawing. ca. 1530–1540. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Philip_Melanchthon,_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.jpg.) Born: 1497 CE, Bretten, Germany Died:...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 100 - 200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Matthew, Timeline
MATTHEW (Maes, Godfried. St. Matthew the Evangelist. Oil on canvas. ca. 1670. Private collection. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Godfried_Maes_-_St_Matthew_the_Evangelist.jpg.) Born: c. 5 AD, Galilee Died: c. 70 AD, Ethiopia (tradition)...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 100 - 200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Mark, Timeline
MARK (Tzanes, Emmanuel. St. Mark the Evangelist. Tempera and gold leaf on panel; 66 × 54.1 cm. 1657. Benaki Museum, Athens. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tzanes_Emmanuel_-_St_Mark_the_Evangelist_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg.) Born: c. 5–15 CE...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1100 - 1200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Maimonides, Timeline
MAIMONIDES (Unknown. Maimonides. Engraving. 19th century. PICRYL Public Domain Media. https://picryl.com/media/maimonides-185c39.) Born: Possibly 30 March or 6 April 1135 in Cordoba, Spain, during the Almoravid Empire. Died: 12 December 1204 in Cairo, Egypt (at the...
