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Alexander Graham Bell
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Alexander Graham Bell
Educator, Linguist, Inventor, Scientist / 1847 - 1922
Alexander Graham Bell was one of the primary inventors of the telephone, did important work in communication for the deaf and held over 18 patents.
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Antonio Gramsci
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Antonio Gramsci
Linguist, Philosopher, Political Leader, Journalist / 1891 - 1937
Antonio Gramsci was an writer, intellectual and politician who founded the Italian Communist Party. He was imprisoned by Mussolini's regime.
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J.R.R. Tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien
Linguist, Author / 1892 - 1973
J.R.R. Tolkiened gained wild popularity from his inventive fantasy novels, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky
Linguist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1928 -
Widely published Noam Chomsky helped shape modern linguistics, but became known for his politics when he criticized U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Mikhail Bakhtin
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Mikhail Bakhtin
Linguist, Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author / 1895 - 1975
Mikhail Bakhtin was a Russian literary critic, linguist and philosopher.
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W. S. Merwin
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W. S. Merwin
Linguist, Editor, Poet / 1927 -
W.S. Merwin is a Pulitzer-winning poet and translator known for works such as The Carrier of Ladders.
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