Born on November 10

Spanish soldier and religious figure (1491–1556), Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus in 1540, a religious order central to the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Canonized in 1622, he embodies the Church's response to Protestant reforms.

A French political figure of the First Empire, Jean-Baptiste Papin de Saint-Christau served in the Conservative Senate. He represents the class of notables who rallied to the Napoleonic regime.

German poet, playwright, and philosopher of the Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang, Schiller is one of the major figures of Weimar Classical literature. A close friend of Goethe, he championed the ideals of freedom, human dignity, and moral elevation through art.

An American editor and writer, she was the first to edit and publish Emily Dickinson's poems after the poet's death, playing a decisive role in introducing one of the greatest voices in American poetry.