大象传媒

Teachers: Maimonides

The celebrated medieval philosopher who reconciled faith and reason.

• 14 mins

Teachers: Mary Somerville

A remarkable 19th-century polymath inspired by the natural world and the universe beyond.

• 14 mins

Teachers: Peter Ramus

A radical teacher who believed passionately in knowledge and education for all.

• 14 mins

Teachers: Diogenes

The irascible Greek thinker who lived in a barrel and argued for a simpler happier life.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Sei Sh艒nagon

The author of a Japanese masterpiece who saw the beauty and absurdity in everyday life.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Denis Diderot

The Enlightenment encyclopaedist; the ultimate interdisciplinary thinker.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Pamphila

A prolific historian from ancient Greece 鈥� female, freelance and working from home.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Samuel Johnson

Working in chaos at a desk strewn with papers, 'Dictionary Johnson' left a great legacy.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Charles Darwin

A life-long collector of curiosities, Darwin saw massive significance in tiny changes.

• 14 mins