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Charles Darwin
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- Famous Biologists
- Famous People Named Charles
Charles Darwin
Biologist / 1809 - 1882
Charles Darwin is best known for his work as a naturalist, developing a theory of evolution to explain biological change.
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Eric Liddell
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Track and Field Athletes
- Famous Missionaries
Eric Liddell
Track and Field Athlete, Missionary / 1902 - 1945
British runner Eric Lidell won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympic Games. The movie Chariots of Fire (1981) tells the story of his triumph.
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J.M. Barrie
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- Famous Scottish People
- Famous Children's Authors
- Otherworldy Writers
J.M. Barrie
Author, Playwright / 1860 - 1937
Sir. James Matthew Barrie was a Scottish dramatist, best known for writing the play Peter Pan.
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James C. Maxwell
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- Famous Scottish People
- Famous Academics
- Famous Geminis
James C. Maxwell
Academic, Physicist / 1831 - 1879
Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell originated the idea of electromagnetic radiation. His ideas formed the basis for quantum mechanics.
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Gordon Brown
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- Famous Scottish People
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous People Named Brown
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister / 1951 -
Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2007 and served against the backdrop of a worldwide financial crisis.
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Julius Nyerere
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- Famous Arians
- Famous People Born in 1922
- Famous University of Edinburgh Alumni
Julius Nyerere
World Leader / 1922 - 1999
Tanzanian statesman and president Julius Kambarage was premier when Tanganyika was granted internal self-government, and was made president on independence.
profile name: Charles Darwin profile occupation: Biologist
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profile name: J.M. Barrie profile occupation: Author, Playwright
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profile name: James C. Maxwell profile occupation: Academic, Physicist
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profile name: Eric Liddell profile occupation: Track and Field Athlete, Missionary
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profile name: Gordon Brown profile occupation: Prime Minister
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profile name: Julius Nyerere profile occupation: World Leader
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