OT Great men with long hair in the history of mankind

[Luis]

René Descartes (1596 - 1650)

René Descartes, often called the father of modern philosophy, attempted to break with the philosophical traditions of his day and start philosophy anew. Rejecting the Aristotelian philosophy of the schools, the authority of tradition and the authority of the senses, he built a philosophical system that included a method of inquiry, a metaphysics, a mechanistic physics and biology, and an account of human psychology intended to ground an ethics. Descartes was also important as one of the founders of the new analytic geometry, which combines geometry and algebra, and whose certainty provided a kind of model for the rest of his philosophy.

Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)

Blaise Pascal, the French scientist was one of the most reputed mathematician and physicist of his time. He is credited with inventing an early calculator, amazingly advanced for its time. A genuis from a young age, Blaise Pascal composed a treatise on the communication of sounds at the age of twelve, and at the age of sixteen he composed a treatise on conic sections.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Albert Einstein. 1879-1955.

Ludwig van Beethoven. (unless that was a wig!) 1770 -1827.

 

[Tubbs]

Jesus.

How could you possibly forget Jesus.

 

[Luis]

Pics please¡

 

[Kenneth R.]

Pics please¡

sure, but nobody's gonna find a 'real' pick of Jesus

i like this idea. let's keep it going.

 

[A Poor Musician]

 

[Beelzebub]

Isaac Newton, the father of Calculus

Benjamin Franklin, inventor of the lightning rod, bifocals, and the skullet

French Mathmetician Guillaume de l'Hopital

What a fun topic!!!

Edit: Damn, someone beat me to Ben Franklin

 

[A Poor Musician]

I'm sorry

 

[Kenneth R.]

Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519

architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter.

Devin Townsend's hairdo inspiration?

 

[kazahana]

Santa Claus, although it's sometimes difficult to tell where beard ends and hair begins.

 

[A Poor Musician]

BOB MARLEY

 

[Kenneth R.]

awesome.

William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Another Devin Townsend lookalike, sans goatee.

 

[Beelzebub]

Aww, don't be sorry! Here let's put it behind us and list some more:

Archimedes

Saladin

And of course, for kicks, Symphony X

 

[Beelzebub]

Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519

architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter.

Not to mention fellow lefty

 

[Luis]

Guillaume de l'Hopital doesnt count¡¡

He is using a wig

 

[Anonymous]

Does Bach wear a wig? Or is his hair naturally cool like that?

We should start a new thread, "Important people in history with second chins"

 

[Kenneth R.]

Not to mention fellow lefty

we lefties rule!

Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543

provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory of the solar system

 

[Beelzebub]

we lefties rule!

Indeed we do. Da Vinci inspired me to attempt mirror writing but it just wasn't working.

Ok since l'Hopital doesn't count, here's another one:

John Milton

 

[L. Knight]

I would have chosen Joan of Arc, as in Great Women With Short Hair In The History Of Mankind, to make things fair... but I wouldn't want to be the one who spoiled the thread

anyway

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, or simply Rembrandt, as painted by the man himself.

(July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.
"Among the prominent characteristics of his work are his use of chiaroscuro, often using stark contrasts, thus drawing the viewer into the painting; his dramatic and lively scenes, devoid of any rigid formality that contemporary artists often displayed; and his ostensibly deeply felt compassion for mankind, irrespective of wealth and age."

 

[Matt]

Jesus.

How could you possibly forget Jesus.

true.