S. Weir Mitchell
1829-1914
Distinguished physician and first president of The Franklin Inn Club. He received honorary degrees in the U.S. and abroad in medicine, science, and letters.
J. William White
1850-1916
American surgeon, explorer, author and early promoter of physical culture.
Howard Pyle
1853-1911
American illustrator, author, and educator. Pyle taught illustration at the Drexel Institute (Now Drexel University), and with artist Andrew Wyeth, was a member of the Brandywine School.
Owen Wister
1860-1938
Historian, novelist and “father” of western fiction. Best remembered for writing The Virginian.
N.C. Wyeth
1882-1945
Celebrated artist, illustrator, and father of painter Andrew Wyeth. He was one of America’s greatest illustrators, producing over 112 books.
E. Digby Baltzell
1915-1996
American sociologist, author and eminent professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He was credited with popularizing the acronym WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant).
Daniel Hoffman
1923-2013
U.S. poet laureate and author of works on Poe and Paul Bunyan.
Lenora Berson
1926-2011
Philadelphia political strategist and commentator.
John Raines
1933-2017
Minister and political activist who exposed FBI’s illegal spying campaign in 1971.
Judith Eden
1947-2008
Philadelphia lawyer, civic activist, and anti-blight crusader.