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Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)
Hugely influential Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. Had a thing for cigars--almost a fixation. Edited by Peter - January 11 2018 at 05:54 |
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
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Timothy Findley, (1930 – 2002), Canadian novelist and playwright.
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Dr. Ursula Franklin
(1921 - 2016) German-Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator who taught at the University of Toronto (yay!) for over 40 years. A brilliant, strong woman, who gave many powerful speeches on pacifism and the futility of war, and feminism. Edited by Peter - January 11 2018 at 06:35 |
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
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Victor Frankenstein, a scientist created by Mary Shelley in 1818 who himself created a being that became famous.
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William Friedkin (b. 1935)
American film director |
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Yedo Fiuza (1894 - 1975). Brazilian engineer and politician. Hiistorical socialist activist who ran for the presidency in 1945. |
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(Zarah Fernandez... just someone I got by googling.) Another new round begins, we are fast!
Armando Gallo (1944 - ), Italian journalist, photographer and book publisher. This is where I remembered his name: ............................................................ Armando on the left, of course...
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Bernard Gui (1261/62 - 1331)
French inquisitor of the Dominican Order |
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928 – 1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary, doctor, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. An important figure of the Cuban Revolution, his iconic face is a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of leftist rebellion. Regrettably (as with the hugely popular "X" ball cap for Malcolm X), many wear his image yet know little about the man or what he stood for. Edited by Peter - January 12 2018 at 03:32 |
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
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David Gilmour (born 1946).
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Erroll Garner (June 15, 1923 – January 2, 1977), American jazz pianist and composer. His best known composition is 'Misty'.
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France Gall (1947 - 2018)
French singer who won the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest |
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Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642).
Italian polymath. A genius! |
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Heinz Guderian (1888 - 1954) German WW2 general, developer and advocate of "blitzkrieg" tactics, commander of Panzer (tank) divisions during the invasions of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union. Frequently clashed with Hitler and the German high command. An effective, innovative commander, he was not an absolute Nazi scumbag or war criminal, it seems. After the war, Guderian was a prisoner of U.S. forces and investigated until his release without charges in 1948. He was often invited to speak to British veterans' groups. |
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Ira Gershwin (1896 - 1983).
American lyricist, collaborator of his younger brother, composer George Gershwin. |
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Colonel John Glenn (1921 - 2016) United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and Senator. In 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth. |
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
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Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931).
Lebanese writer and poet: The Prophet. |
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Lorne Greene, (1915 – 1987), Canadian actor, radio personality and singer. Acted Ben Cartwright in the Western series Bonanza.
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Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Indian activist who used nonviolent protest to lead India to independence from British rule. Gandhi's example inspired movements for civil rights and freedom all over the world. |
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Nimrod, the Great, a legendary figure appearing in the Bible and other ancient books, though with different names. He was the 'greatest hunter on Earth' and is associated with construction of the Tower of Babel.
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