Born on February 3

German Romantic composer, conductor and pianist. A child prodigy, he left his mark on the 19th century through his symphonies, his oratorio and the rediscovery of Johann Sebastian Bach's work.

An American writer and art critic living as an expatriate in Paris, Gertrude Stein was a central figure of the literary and artistic avant-gardes of the early 20th century. Her salon on the rue de Fleurus brought together Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald.

American pianist, composer, and bandleader, one of the first major female figures in jazz. A member of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band and then a mainstay of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven, she was also his wife.

French philosopher (1909-1943) committed to social and spiritual engagement. She combined philosophical reflection with direct action alongside workers and the oppressed, while developing an original mystical thought. Her work, published posthumously, explores the relationships between labor, justice, and transcendence.