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  • Safvet beg Bašagić (154)

    Dr. Safvet beg Bašagić, also known as Mirza Safvet, was a Bosnian writer considered the father...

  • Anouk Hoogendijk (39)

    Anouk Anna Hoogendijk is a Dutch female international football midfielder or defender, currently...

  • Ole Andreas Bachke (194)

    Ole Andreas Bachke was the Norwegian Minister of Justice 1879–1880, member of the Council of...

  • Martha Nussbaum (77)

    Martha Craven Nussbaum is an American philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished...

  • Pope Innocent X (450)

    Pope Innocent X, born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, was the head of the Catholic Church from 15...

  • Yum-Tong Siu (81)

    Yum-Tong Siu is the William Elwood Byerly Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University. Dr...

  • Wiel Arets (69)

    Wiel Arets is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist, industrial designer and the...

  • Heidi Grande Røys (57)

    Heidi Grande Røys is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She became Minister of...

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    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
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  • courtneye
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  • Kathleen Castillo
    Kathleen Castillo
    Is there a way to search by last name only?
    LikeReply 146 years ago
    • STANDS4
      STANDS4
      Hey Kathleen -- great idea! We've just added the option to also search by last name...
      LikeReply 135 years ago
  • Olynthia Hamilton
    Olynthia Hamilton
    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
    LikeReply 87 years ago
  • Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Luciano Vssalo was an Ethiopian Foot Ball Player / Captain / Coach of the Ethiopian National Team. In 1962 the National Team has won the 3rd African Cup against Egypt. Ethiopia 4 - 2 Egypt .
    LikeReply 88 years ago

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