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  • Randall Jarrell (110)

    Randall Jarrell was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist,...

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

  • Willem de Sitter (152)

    Willem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer.

  • Bedřich Hrozný (145)

    Bedřich Hrozný was a Czech orientalist and linguist. He deciphered the ancient Hittite language,...

  • John White (191)

    John White was an Ontario machinist and political figure. He represented Hastings East in the...

  • Ta Thu Thau (118)

    Tạ Thu Thâu was a Vietnamese Trotskyist and the leader of the Fourth International in Vietnam.

  • Mark Ladwig (44)

    Mark Ladwig is an American pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Amanda Evora,...

  • Oleksandr Rykun (46)

    Oleksandr Rykun is a retired football player of the Ukrainian national football team who played...

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  • steele_n
    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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