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Claude Monet
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- Impressionists Painters
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Painters
Claude Monet
Painter / 1840 - 1926
Claude Monet was a famous French painter whose work gave a name to the art movement Impressionism which was concerned with capturing light and natural forms.
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Émile Zola
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- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
- Famous Activists
Émile Zola
Activist, Author / 1840 - 1902
Émile Zola was the most prominent French novelist of the late 19th century. He was noted for his theories of naturalism as expressed in Les Rougon-Macquart.
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Chief Joseph
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- Wild West
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous People Born in 1840
Chief Joseph
1840 - 1904
Chief Joseph was a Nez Percé chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.
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Auguste Rodin
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Sculptors
Auguste Rodin
Sculptor / 1840 - 1917
French sculptor Auguste Rodin is known for creating several iconic works, including "The Age of Bronze," "The Thinker," "The Kiss" and "The Burghers of Calais."
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Thomas Nast
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- Fantastic Facial Hair
- Famous Libras
- Famous Illustrators
Thomas Nast
Illustrator, Journalist / 1840 - 1902
Thomas Nast is known as the “Father of the American Cartoon,” having created satirical art during the 19th century that critiqued slavery and crime.
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Thomas Hardy
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- Famous Geminis
- Famous People Named Thomas
Thomas Hardy
Author, Poet / 1840 - 1928
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet who set his work--including The Return of the Native and Far from the Madding Crowd--in the semi-fictionalized county of Wessex.
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