Great Thinkers

Meet the great minds whose ideas have shaped the world — philosophers, scientists, artists, leaders, and revolutionaries whose thinking still matters today.

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Amartya Sen
1933-present · India / United Kingdom
Amartya Sen (born 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher. He was born in West Bengal, India, and grew up during a period of great…
Financial literacy Citizenship Ethical thinking Systems thinking +1
"Development can be seen as a process of expanding the real freedoms that people enjoy."
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Medicine & Health
Hippocrates
c. 460-370 BCE · Cos, Ancient Greece
Hippocrates (c. 460-370 BCE) was an ancient Greek physician, born on the island of Cos. He is one of the most important figures in the…
Health literacy Scientific thinking Ethical thinking Research skills +1
"Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult."
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Medicine & Health
Paul Farmer
1959-2022 · United States / Haiti / Rwanda
Paul Farmer (1959-2022) was an American physician, anthropologist, and global health activist. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, and grew up in modest and…
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"The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world."
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Chemistry
Rosalind Franklin
1920-1958 · England, United Kingdom
Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer. She was born in London into a prominent Jewish family and showed exceptional scientific ability…
Scientific thinking Research skills Ethical thinking Critical thinking +1
"Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated."
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Medicine & Health
Rudolf Virchow
1821-1902 · Germany
Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) was a German physician, pathologist, anthropologist, and politician. He was born in Schivelbein in Pomerania, now part of Poland, and studied medicine…
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"Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing but medicine on a large scale."
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