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John Hancock
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John Hancock
U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1737 - 1793
John Hancock was an 18th century U.S. merchant who was president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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Willy Brandt
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- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Sagittarians
Willy Brandt
Political Leader / 1913 - 1992
Willy Brandt was a German statesman, leader of the German Social Democratic Party and chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–74).
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Franklin Pierce
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- U.S. Presidents
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Military Leaders
Franklin Pierce
Military Leader, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1804 - 1869
Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery status.
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Henry Fielding
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- Famous Taureans
- Famous People Named Henry
- Famous Playwrights
Henry Fielding
Author, Playwright / 1707 - 1754
Henry Fielding was an English writer and justice of the peace who crafted novels like Tom Jones and Amelia.
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Jacques Derrida
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Philosophers
Jacques Derrida
Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Journalist / 1930 - 2004
Jacques Derrida was an influential postmodern French philosopher who developed the analytic method known as Deconstruction.
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George E. Palade
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Biologists
- Famous People Named George
George E. Palade
Biologist / 1912 - 2008
Biologist George Emil Palade studied cell structure and discovered ribosomes. He won a 1974 Nobel Prize for his research.
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