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Benito Juárez
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Benito Juárez
World Leader / 1806 - 1872
Benito Juárez was a national hero and president of Mexico, who, for three years (1864-'67), fought against foreign occupation under Maximilian.
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Jane Pierce
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- U.S. First Ladies
- Famous Pisceans
Jane Pierce
U.S. First Lady / 1806 - 1863
First Lady Jane Pierce was married to Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth U.S. president. She suffered from numerous health problems and the tragic loss of her son.
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John Stuart Mill
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- Famous Taureans
- Famous Philosophers
John Stuart Mill
Philosopher, Scholar, Economist, Political Scientist, Author / 1806 - 1873
John Stuart Mill, who has been called the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the 19th century, was a British philosopher, economist, and moral and political theorist. His works include books and essays covering logic, epistemology, economics, social and political philosophy, ethics, and religion, among them A System of Logic, On Liberty, and Utilitarianism.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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- Famous People Named Elizabeth
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Poet / 1806 - 1861
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was best known for her love poems, Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh, and her marriage to fellow poet Robert Browning.
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John Augustus Roebling
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- Famous Geminis
- Famous Engineers
John Augustus Roebling
Engineer / 1806 - 1869
German-born U.S. civil engineer, John Roebling was a pioneer in the design of steel suspension bridges. His best known work is the Brooklyn Bridge.
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John Parker Hale
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- Famous Lawyers
- Famous People Named John
John Parker Hale
Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative / 1806 - 1873
John Parker Hale was an American lawyer, senator, and reformer. In the House of Representatives, he came to prominence as a champion of anti-slavery forces.
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