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Biographies · 1,232 words
- was born on May 5, 1818, in a place called Trier in Prussia. His parents were of Jewish descent, however they did not practice Judaism. In 1824 Karl's father adopted Protestantism. Marx attended the university of Bonn and later the university at Berlin, where he studied in law, while majoring in...
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- Environment is an important issues. In Viet Nam's modern history, besides Ho Chi Minh, there are many famous revolutionaries. One of them is General , also known as Van Sau affecting strongly to Vietnamese's revolutions.
was born in 1899 in the central land of Viet...
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- Jan 4 1643 - March 31 1727 On Christmas day by the georgian calender in the manor house of Woolsthorpe, England, Issaac Newton was born prematurely. His father had died 3 months before. Newton had a difficult childhood. His mother, Hannah Ayscough Newton remarried when he was just three, and he was...
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- was a master at the art of leadership, proving this throughout his several high-ranked positions in the US Army during World War II. 's roles during World War II include Chief of Staff to Commander General Walter, Brigadier General, Major General, Commander of all U.S. forces...
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- Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Walworth, London on April 16, 1889. His parents, Charles and Hannah Chaplin were music hall performers in England, his father was quite well know in the profession. Charlie had one sibling, a brother named Sydney. At a very early age Charlie was told that someday...
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- An exemplary novel of realism, Henry Fleming's experience as a new recruit and his struggles internal and external while under fire was hailed as a remarkable achievement for Crane and remains in print today. Crane lived a very short but eventful life--author and publisher Irving Bacheller hired...
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- The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century produces many differing views on religion. The Catholic Church didn't change much until the Counter Reformation, which probably helped to encourage the Protestants. The Protestants not only disagreed with the Catholic Church about their...
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- was born on April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin, the second son of four children of Amos Parker and Isabella Wilder. In 1906 the family moved to China when his father became the United States Consul-General in Hong Kong. The teenager attended the English China Inland Mission...
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- was born on April 15,1452 in the village of Anchiano, close to the town of Vinci. His illegitimately father was Ser Piero, a notary a lawyer and Leonardo's mother was Caterina, a peasant girl (Costantino 9). Born during a time when it was possible to believe that man can do all things, and Leonardo...
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- was a well known American poet in the twentieth century. His work was familiar with individuals worldwide. 'He was also known as a national symbol' (Shuman 555). His contributions in literature have influence of other successful poets such as Robert Graves, Mary Oliver, Donald...
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- Justin Shin
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was born on October 13, 1451 at Genoa, Italy. His father was famous for weaving and political business, so Christopher took his job until the age of fourteen. This was when his life as a sea voyager began. During his whole life,...
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- Early Life
She was born the second daughter of traveling salesman Albert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle in the small city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. There was a mis-spelling on her birth certificate that recorded her surname as "Chasnel", making the tracing of her roots almost impossible for...
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Conservationist, wildlife biologist and television host was born in Norwell, Massachusetts in 1967, where he attended Norwell High School. Corwin has bachelor of science degrees in biology and anthropology, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst,...
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- was a physicist who developed the first X-ray. He was born on March 27th 1845, in Lennep, Germany. He studied at many different schools, one of which was the university of Munich where he spent most of his time as the chair of physics. In 1895 he was studying the phenomena...
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- What drove , born March 30,1853, to his mental illness and suicide? Could it have been the many things he tried, but failed at in his life? He failed in many different careers, in love, and even his artwork. Van Gogh sold only one painting his entire life. Because of his mental illness, he was...
