John Henry Stanford (1938 - 1998)

US Army Major General. Born in Darby, Pennsylvania, he had a distinguished military career as Deputy Commanding General of US Army Aviation Systems Command and as Executive Secretary to Secretary of Defense in the 1980s. He retired from active service a Major General in 1991. In 1995, he was the first African American in Washington […]

Jane Elizabeth Lathrop Stanford (1828 - 1905)

Educator. She was the co-founder of Stanford University with her husband, Leland Stanford. She and then President of Stanford, David Starr Jordan, rescued the University after Leland’s death. (bio by: Bona Rae Villarta)  Family links:  Parents:  Dyer Lathrop (1787 – 1855)  Jane Ann Shields Lathrop (1803 – 1882)  Spouse:  Leland Stanford (1824 – 1893)*  Children: […]

Piero Sraffa (1908 - 1983)

Italian economist, resident in Cambridge, friend of Keynes, Gramsci and Wittgenstein, his discussions with whom helped change the latter’s philosophical theories. (bio by: David Conway)

Dr Robert Spitzer (1932 - 2015)

American Psychiatrist, Professor and Author. Spitzer was a psychiatrist who played a leading role in establishing agreed-upon standards to describe mental disorders and eliminating homosexuality’s designation as a pathology. His work on several editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which defines all of the major disorders, became best-sellers. He received […]

Platt Rogers Spencer (1800 - 1864)

Calligrapher and penmanship teacher, he designed the first copybooks for school use in 1848. (bio by: Ginny M)  Family links:  Spouse:  Persis Warren Duty Spencer (1806 – 1862)*  Children:  Robert Closson Spencer (1829 – 1916)*  Sara L Spencer Sloan (1832 – 1923)*  Henry Caleb Spencer (1837 – 1891)*  Lyman Potter Spencer (1840 – 1915)*  Ellen […]

Jared Sparks (1789 - 1866)

Writer, Editor, Educator, Unitarian Minister. After graduating from Harvard, Sparks worked as teacher and editor before becoming minister of the First Independent Church in Baltimore in 1819. While serving as minister, he continued writing and editing, including founding the Unitarian Miscellany and Christian Monitor in 1821. From 1821 until 1823 he served as Chaplain for […]

Rev Edward Frederick Sorin (1814 - 1893)

Founder and first president of the University of Notre Dame. (bio by: GP)

Socrates (1970 - 1970)

Greek Philosopher. Born in 470 BC, he is known as the founder of Ethics and Philosophy. For him philosophical research was a relentless examination of ourselves. He thought that only those who know do not of knowing, wants to know the Truth. His search method was the dialogue, and his doctrine can be summarized in […]

Francis Henney Smith (1812 - 1890)

Educator. He was the first Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute. An 1833 graduate of the United States Military Academy, he served as an assistant Professor there from 1833 to 1836. at United State Military Academy. He then served as a Professor of mathematics at Hampden Sidney College from 1837 to 1839. He moved to Lexington, […]

Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov (1727 - 1797)

Educator. Founder of Moscow University.

Rev John Jay Shipherd (1802 - 1844)

Founded Oberlin College in Ohio and Olivet College in Michigan. From their beginnings, these institutions were dedicated to the ideals of education for all, regardless of gender, race, or ability to pay. (bio by: Matthew)  Family links:  Children:  Henry Zebulon Shipherd (1828 – 1908)*  Edward Payson Shipherd (1831 – 1913)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Malaria

Yasutsugu Shigeno (1827 - 1910)

He was born in Sakamoto-mura Village, Kasgohima Country, Satsuma Province. In 1864, he became an instructor at hanko (a domain school) of the Satsuma Domain, Zoshikan school, and by the order of the so called ‘adored leader as father of the Satsuma Domain,’ Hisamitsu SHIMAZU, he wrote “Kochoseikan” (imperial court almanac). He also became a […]

Masanao Sekine (1970 - 1970)

Scholar of classical Japanese. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Duns “Doctor Subtilis” Scotus (1970 - 1308)

Franciscan (Grey Friars) monk who was renowned in his day throughout Europe for his skill in classical logic. When his style of metaphysics fell into disrepute, his name became the origin of the word ‘dunce’. He is buried in Cologne (Germany) but this memorial was set up by the Franciscans as Sidney Sussex College stands […]

Morrie Schwartz (1916 - 1995)

Educator.  A Sociology Professor at Brandeis University, he was interviewed three times by Ted Koppel on  “Nightline” and he is the subject of the best-seller “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom.  Schwartz himself wrote a book called “Letting Go.” (bio by: 380W)

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874 - 1938)

Educator, Activist. He went to New York in April 1891and became involved in the revolutionary movements of the immigrant Cubans and Puerto Ricans living in that area. He developed a thirst for knowledge about people of African descent and began to write about African world history and the African-American intellectual community. He collected letters, manuscripts, […]

August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767 - 1845)

Literary critic, professor and translator. Together with Ludwig Tieck he translated Shakespeare’s and Cervantes’ works into German and those translations are still used today.  Family links:  Spouse:  Caroline Michaelis Schelling (1763 – 1809)* *Calculated relationship

Shochu Sato (1970 - 1970)

Physician. Founder of Juntendo University. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Toshiki Sano (1970 - 1970)

Architectural scholar. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Maria Louise Sanford (1836 - 1920)

Educator. Served as professor of English and history at Swarthmore College from 1869 to 1879, and professor of rhetoric and elocution at the University of Minnesota from 1880 to 1909. She is one of two Minnesotans honored with a statue in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol Building.

Rev Mozel Sanders (1924 - 1988)

Educator who trained the unskilled so they could work and fed the hungry. He was best known for establishing the Reverend Mozel Sanders Thanksgiving Dinner service to those in need in the Indianapolis community. A segment of North Belmont Street, on which Reverend Sanders lived and where his pastorate, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, is located, […]

Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (1803 - 1882)

Canadian clergyman and educator.  “The Father of the Public Education System in Ontario.”  Born into a prominent Loyalist family, he left home at the age of 18 when his Methodist beliefs conflicted with his fathers staunch Anglican leanings.  He quit law school after a serious illness in 1825, studying to become a Methodist minister instead. […]

Alexander Cameron Rutherford (1857 - 1941)

1st Premier of Alberta. A member of the Alberta Liberal Party, he served in this position from September 1905 until May 1910. Born in Osgoode Township, Ontario, Canada, his parents emigrated from Scotland and operated a dairy farm. Following his local education, he attended the Canadian Literary Institute in Woodstock, Ontario, graduating in 1876, and […]

Dr Lorene Lane Rogers (1914 - 2009)

Educator. As President of the University of Texas in the late 1970s, she was the first female head of a major university. Raised in Texas, she obtained a degree in English from North Texas State Teachers College, and was working as a teacher until her husband was killed in an explosion at a New Jersey […]

Fred Rogers (1928 - 2003)

Educator, Television Show Host. He hosted the educational children’s program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” from 1968 to 2000. His show was watched by millions of children over the years, and was repeatedly hailed by parents and critics for his simple, positive, educational messages. Born Fred McFeely Rogers in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, he was a graduate of Rollins […]

Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (1928 - 1980)

Naturalist. He founded the Spanish Society of Ornitology. He directed television series’ about the nature and the animal life as “Vida Salvaje,” “Planeta Azul” and “El Hombre y la Tierra”. He also wrote “Fauna Ibérica: los Animales Cazadores” and “El Lobo”. He died in an airplane crash in Shaktoolik (Alaska). (bio by: José L Bernabé […]

Henry Crabb Robinson (1970 - 1970)

Journalist, Diarist. His diaries provided information on contemporary poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Blake. He was the founder of University College in London.

William Marsh Rice (1816 - 1900)

Businessman, Educator. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Little is known about his childhood. He moved to Texas in 1838. In 1840 he started one of many businesses of which he would become involved. Houston and Galveston Navigation Company was established in 1851 and in 1858 Rice was the owner of a brig called the William M. […]

Robert Mantle Rattenbury (1970 - 1970)

Tutor at Trinity and University Registrar. (bio by: David Conway)

Rasmus Kristian Rask (1787 - 1832)

Danish linguist and principal founder of the science of comparative linguistics.