Germany - Opa Franz Friedrich Storz
The website allaboutenergy.net tells stories of people, their dependence on weather, health of plants and animals, and progress in culture and knowledge. See the Section: PEOPLE. Energy from fossil fuels now and nuclear power in the future is extremely important. Reliable, concentrated energy makes life easier and helped reduce centuries of global slavery. German speaking people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have made a lot of contributions to a better world.
Here is an interesting story of a German citizen.
One detail to note is the beautiful cursive handwriting 150 years ago. Cursive script is not taught in American public schools today. Many young people can't even sign their name on legal documents. That's regressing to much sadder times in history.