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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Surgeon, Scientist / 1849 - 1936
Ivan Pavlov was a Russian psychologist famous for his concept of "conditioned reflex," conditioning a responsive behavior. He did his studies with dogs.
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Luther Burbank
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- Famous Botanists
- Famous Scientists
Luther Burbank
Botanist, Journalist / 1849 - 1926
Luther Burbank was a plant breeder whose methods have led to advances in modern genetic study.
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William Ernest Henley
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William Ernest Henley
Literary Critic, Editor, Poet / 1849 - 1903
William Ernest Henley was a British poet, critic and editor remembered chiefly for his poem "Invictus." -
Henry Frick
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- Famous Art Collectors
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Henry Frick
Art Collector, Entrepreneur / 1849 - 1919
Henry Frick was an American industrialist who founded the H.C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company and was a chairman of the Carnegie Steel Co.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
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- Famous Playwrights
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author, Playwright / 1849 - 1924
British-U.S. playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote children’s novels including the classics Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. -
George Washington Williams
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- Famous Scholars
George Washington Williams
Scholar, Lawyer, Pastor, Journalist / 1849 - 1891
Civil War veteran George Washington Williams is best known as the author of History of the Negro Race in America, widely considered the first objective history of African Americans.
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