by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1400 - 1500 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Copernicus, Timeline
Copernicus (Unknown. Nikolaus Kopernikus. Oil on canvas. ca. 1650. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikolaus_Kopernikus.jpg.) Born: February 19, 1473 – Toruń, in the Kingdom of Poland Died: May 24, 1543 – Frombork, in the region of Warmia...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Timeline
COKE (Unknown. Sir Edward Coke. Oil on canvas. ca. 1600. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Coke.jpg.) Born: February 1, 1552 – Mileham, Norfolk, England Died: September 3, 1634 – Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England Notable Rule of...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 100 - 200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Cicero, Timeline
CICERO (Unknown artist. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC). Illumination in manuscript. Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/marcus-tullius-cicero-10643-bc-228725.) Born: 3 January 106 BC, Arpinum, Roman Republic Died: 7...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1300 - 1400 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Chaucer, Timeline
CHAUCER (Unknown illuminator. “Geoffrey Chaucer in Canterbury Tales Frontispiece.” Ink and color on vellum. 1478. British Library, London. Wikimedia Commons....
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Calvin, Timeline
CALVIN (Holbein the Younger, Hans. John Calvin. Drawing. ca. 1540. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Calvin_by_Holbein.png.) Born: July 10, 1509, Noyon, Picardy, France Died: May 27, 1564, Geneva, Switzerland Notable Architect of...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1200 - 1300 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Burnt Njal, Timeline
BURNTNJAL (“https://www.worldhistory.org/img/r/p/1500×1500/10116.jpg”) Composed: c. 1270–1280 CE (late 13th century). Events Depicted: c. 960–1020 CE. Notable Masterpiece of Saga Literature: Finest Íslendingasaga; comprehensive portrait of Icelandic...
