Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who flourished throughout the nineteenth century. He is famous for producing almost 2,000 pieces in less than a decade after his death in 1890. Despite his status as one of the founding fathers of contemporary art, his work gained little notice while he was still alive. However, after his death, he was universally regarded as one of the most influential individuals in Western art history. Unfortunately, Vincent van Gogh suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions for the majority of his life, until he eventually committed suicide in 1890.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a political leader and rebel who was killed in the nineteenth century. After escaping slavery in Maryland, he went on to become an anti-slavery campaigner and a leader in both the Massachusetts and New York abolitionist movements. His talent and influence clearly contradicted the prevalent belief that African-Americans could be self-sufficient citizens of the United States, with many Northerners surprised to hear that he had previously been a slave. Later in life, he became the first African-American to be nominated for Vice President of the United States, a move with which he disagreed.
