Historical Figures 20 Questions

[Wästed The Great]

4.  Was this person born in Europe?

 

[Albie]

4. Yes, this person was born in Europe.

 

[Perun]

Is a geographic location (town, river, country, continent, mountain etc) named after this person?

 

[Albie]

5. Not a Geographic location, no. At least not to my knowledge.

 

[LooseCannon]

Was this person known to history as an artist (in the broadest sense of the term)?

 

[Albie]

6. No, this person was not an artist.

 

[LooseCannon]

7. Was this person a politician?

 

[Albie]

7. No, this person was not a politician.

 

[LooseCannon]

8. Was this person known for military achievements?

 

[Albie]

8. No.

 

[Wästed The Great]

So: A European, born between 1450 and 1850 AD.  Not a politician, artist or military person.  And no known geographic locations named after them.

9.  Was this person a scientist?

(couldn't resist a go-up)

 

[Albie]

9. Yes.

And nicely summed up, saved me the bother.

 

[Wästed The Great]

No prob!    (saves me the time of going back too many pages)

10.  I wanna nail down the date-- Was this person born on/after Jan 1, 1650?

 

[Albie]

10. No. This person was born before 01/01/1650.

Freebie. This person was alive on that date.

 

[Wästed The Great]

Ok, cool, so born before 1650, but alive on Jan 1 of 1650.  Narrowed down quite a bit there.

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11.  Was this person involved in the physical sciences (e.g. physics, astronomy, and chemistry-- as opposed to biology/earth science)?

 

[Albie]

11. Yes this person was.

 

[LooseCannon]

Was this person English?

 

[Albie]

12. Yes, this person was English.

 

[LooseCannon]

Is this person primarily famous for one major invention, discovery, or theory?

 

[Albie]

13. There is one major theory this person was extremely famous for - but they were also famous for quite a lot in the field of science.*



*EDIT: and maths.