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Jane Austen

Jane Austen

Jane Austen Literature
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  • December 16, 1775
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Though relatively unknown during her lifetime, Jane Austen (1775–1817) is among the most widely read novelists in English literature. Her literary classics, such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, bridge the gap between romance and realism.
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven Music
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  • December 16, 1770
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was one of the greatest and most radical composers of all time. A tormented genius, who went deaf in later life and never heard his final works. His nine symphonies are probably his greatest achievement, each one an unrivaled masterpiece, but he...
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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte Politics
One of the greatest military and political leaders in European history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) is best known in the popular imagination as the short, stern general who overachieved to make up for his height. In reality, he was a true military genius. While he was...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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  • January 27, 1756
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Considered by many to be the greatest composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) composed hundreds of pieces of music. Among his most famous works are Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music, 1787) and the operas Don Giovanni (1787) and Die Zauberflote (The...
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Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant Philosophy
One of the most important and most challenging philosophers of all time, Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) was the father of German Idealism and a lasting influence on philosophy and western thought to this day. Even though he had never left his hometown of Königsberg during his...
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Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Adam Smith Economics
The author of what is widely considered to be “the Bible of capitalism,” Adam Smith (1723–1790) was a Scottish philosopher and economist who pioneered modern economic theory. A contemporary of such figures as David Hume and Benjamin Franklin, Smith’s influence would extend down to nearly every...
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David Hume

David Hume

David Hume Philosophy
Recognized as one of the most prominent thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume (1711–1776) was a great philosopher of human nature. His studies incorporated the relationships among religion, morals, and even economics. Throughout his life, his cynical atheism and controversial ideas—skepticism and empiricism among...
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Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler Mathematics
One of the greatest mathematicians of all time with over 800 publications to his name, Leonhard Euler (1707–1783) also played a decisive role in the development of geometry, calculus, mechanics and number theory.
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Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Isaac Newton Physics
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  • December 25, 1642
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One of the most important and influential scientific minds of all time, Isaac Newton (1643–1727) stands among the ranks of Galileo and Copernicus as men who changed the face of scientific discovery forever. The creator of the “three laws of motion” was not only a scientist,...
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