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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Physicist / 1845 - 1923
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a Nobel-winning German scientist who is credited with the discovery of X-rays. -
Gabriel Fauré
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Gabriel Fauré
Songwriter, Pianist / 1845 - 1924
French composer and organist Gabriel Fauré served as president of the Paris Conservatory from 1905 to 1920. He wrote many operas and songs.
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Mary Mahoney
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Mary Mahoney
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Nurse / 1845 - 1926
Mary Mahoney became the first black woman to complete nurse's training in 1879.
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Élie Metchnikoff
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Élie Metchnikoff
Biologist, Zoologist / 1845 - 1916
Russian zoologist and microbiologist Élie Metchnikoff received a Nobel Prize for his discovery of phagocytosis, amoeba-like cells engulfing foreign bodies.
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Gabriel Lippmann
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Gabriel Lippmann
Physicist / 1845 - 1921
French physicist Gabriel Lippmann created the first color photographic plate. The creation earned him the 1908 Nobel Prize for Physics.
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