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  • Eugenia Berlin (119)

    Eugenia Berlin was a Russian-born Canadian sculptor, painter, designer and director.

  • Sven Nordqvist (78)

    Sven Otto Rickard Nordqvist is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books, best known...

  • D. M. Swaminathan (79)

    Deva Manoharan Swaminathan, MP is a Sri Lankan Lawyer and Politician. Current Member of...

  • Yoshitoshi (185)

    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was a Japanese artist. He is widely recognized as the last great master of...

  • Abdullah Khadr (43)

    Abdullah Ahmed Khadr is a Canadian citizen who is the oldest son of the late Ahmed Khadr,...

  • Alan Fairlamb (77)

    Alan Hutchison Fairlamb, CBE, FRSE, FLS, FMedSci, FSB is a Wellcome Trust Principal Research...

  • H. V. Evatt (130)

    Herbert Vere "H.V." Evatt, QC KStJ, was an Australian jurist, lawyer, parliamentarian and...

  • Craig Lucas (73)

    Craig Lucas is an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film...

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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
    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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