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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 more than 18 patents.
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Bram Stoker
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- Irish Eyes
- Famous Scorpios
Bram Stoker
Author / 1847 - 1912
Irish writer Bram Stoker is best known for authoring the classic horror novel Dracula (1897).
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Thomas Edison
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- Famous Inventors
Thomas Edison
Entrepreneur, Inventor / 1847 - 1931
Inventor Thomas Edison created such great innovations as the electric light bulb, the telephone and the phonograph. A savvy businessman, he held more than a 1,000 patents for his inventions.
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Jesse James
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- Wild West
- Famous Virgoans
Jesse James
Murderer, Thief, Organized Crime Boss, Folk Hero / 1847 - 1882
Jesse James was a bank and train robber in the American Old West, best known as the leading member of the James-Younger gang of outlaws.
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Joseph Pulitzer
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Joseph Pulitzer
Business Leader, Publisher / 1847 - 1911
Newspaper editor and publisher Joseph Pulitzer helped set the pattern of the modern newspaper. In his time, he was one of the most powerful U.S. journalists.
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Paul von Hindenburg
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- Famous Libras
- Famous Military Leaders
- Famous Generals
Paul von Hindenburg
General, World Leader / 1847 - 1934
Paul von Hindenburg served as the second President of Germany from 1925 - 1934 and played an important role in the Nazi's rise to power.
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