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  • Ole Worm (436)

    Ole Worm, who often went by the Latinized form of his name Olaus Wormius, was a Danish physician...

  • Gil Evans (112)

    Ian Ernest Gilmore "Gil" Evans was an American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader...

  • Theobald III, Count of Champagne (845)

    Theobald III was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death. Theobald was the younger son of...

  • Wallace Nesbitt (166)

    Wallace Nesbitt, KC was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of...

  • August Enna (165)

    August Enna was a Danish composer, known mainly for his operas. Enna was born in Denmark, but...

  • G. Edward Buxton Jr. (144)

    Gonzalo Edward "Ned" Buxton Jr. was a Colonel in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I...

  • Tie Ya Na (45)

    Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana is a female table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver...

  • John Anderson (59)

    John Anderson is a sports journalist from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and a host of the ESPN TV...

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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 136 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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