callings of the archive
Teacher Biographies
Every archived life recorded as teacher, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Don Tapscott
b. June 1, 1947
Canadian businessman
Contemporary era
Aleksandr Lukashenko
b. August 30, 1954
President of the Republic of Belarus
Contemporary era
Droupadi Murmu
b. June 20, 1958
President of India since 2026
Contemporary era
Nizar Amidi
b. February 8, 1968
Iraqi politician
Contemporary era
Lazarus Chakwera
b. April 5, 1955
Malawi religious figure and politician
Contemporary era
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
b. November 29, 1955
Somali removal of president
Contemporary era
Nabbanja Robinah
b. December 17, 1969
Ugandan politician
Modern era
Václav Klaus
b. June 19, 1941
President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013
Modern era
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
b. June 18, 1944
President of El Salvador (2014–2019)
Modern era
Martti Ahtisaari
June 23, 1937 – October 16, 2023
President of Finland from 1994 to 2000
Contemporary era
Mark Rutte
b. February 14, 1967
Secretary General of NATO since 2024 and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–2024)
Modern era
Alexander Frick
February 18, 1910 – October 31, 1991
Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (1910-1991)
Contemporary era
Zdravko Krivokapić
b. September 2, 1958
Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022
Ancient era
Confucius
552 BCE – 479 BCE
Chinese philosopher whose ethics shaped East Asian civilization for 2,500 years
Ancient era
Socrates
470 BCE – 399 BCE
Athenian philosopher whose questioning method founded Western ethics
Ancient era
Chanakya
375 BCE – 283 BCE
Ancient Indian teacher and strategist who authored the foundational manual on political economy
Early Modern era
Thomas Jefferson
April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
Modern era
Lyndon B. Johnson
August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
Modern era
Golda Meir
April 21, 1898 – December 8, 1978
Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974
Contemporary era
Neil deGrasse Tyson
b. October 5, 1958
American astrophysicist and science communicator
Modern era
Emily Bronte
July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848
English novelist and poet (1818–1848)
Modern era
Herman Melville
August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891
American writer and poet (1819–1891)
Modern era
Mark Twain
November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
Modern era
James Joyce
February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941
Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)
Early Modern era
Franz Schubert
January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828
Austrian composer (1797–1828)
Modern era
Mother Jones
May 1, 1830 – November 30, 1930
Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930)
Modern era
Clara Barton
December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912
American Civil War nurse (1821–1912)
Modern era
Wangari Maathai
April 1, 1940 – September 25, 2011
Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 (1940–2011)
Modern era
Rajendra Prasad
December 3, 1884 – February 28, 1963
Indian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of India
Modern era
Savitribai Phule
January 3, 1831 – March 10, 1897
Indian social reformer (1831-1897)
Modern era
Sree Narayana Guru
1856 – September 20, 1928
Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928)
Modern era
Abdelhamid Ben Badis
December 4, 1889 – April 16, 1940
Muslim scholar (1889–1940)
Modern era
Louis Riel
October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885
Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)
Modern era
Norman Bethune
March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939
Canadian physician, medical innovator and humanitarian (1890-1939)
Beatriz Galindo
d. November 23, 1535
Spanish educator and writer
Medieval era
Alain de Lille
c. 1117 – December 29, 1202
French theologian and poet
Modern era
Pritilata Waddedar
May 5, 1911 – September 23, 1932
British Indian Bengali woman freedom fighter (1911–1932)
Modern era
Sister Nivedita
October 28, 1867 – October 13, 1911
Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda
Modern era
Dilawar Figar
July 8, 1929 – January 25, 1998
Pakistani writer (1929-1998)
Modern era
Ustad Bukhari
January 16, 1930 – October 9, 1996
Pakistani poet (1930-1992)
Modern era
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
September 12, 1894 – November 1, 1950
Indian Bengali author (1894–1950)
Modern era
Margaret Hamilton
December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985
American film character actress (1902–1985)
Modern era
Gabriela Mistral
April 7, 1889 – January 10, 1957
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)
Modern era
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969
German architect (1886–1969)
Early Modern era
Johann Pachelbel
September 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706
German composer, organist and teacher
Modern era
Bedrich Smetana
March 2, 1824 – May 12, 1884
Czech composer
Contemporary era
Christa McAuliffe
September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986
American educator and astronaut
Modern era
Emily Davison
October 11, 1867 – June 8, 1913
British activist who fought for women's suffrage