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31Pierre Crozat — Rembrandt s painting Danae from Crozat s collection. Pierre Crozat (1661–1740) was a French art collector at the center of a broad circle of cognoscenti; he was the brother of Antoine Crozat. The brothers Crozat were born in Toulouse, France, the …
32Robert Fleming (financier) — Robert Fleming was a Scottish financier, the founder of merchant bank Robert Fleming Co. He was the grandfather of novelist Ian Fleming, and once described as Scotland s Dick Whittington. Born in very modest circumstances in Dundee in 1845, he… …
33James Planché — Infobox Writer name = James Robinson Planché imagesize = 200px caption = 1835 portrait by Henry Perronet Briggs birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1796|2|27 birthplace = Piccadilly, London deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1880|5|30|1796|2|27… …
34Roger Hollis — Sir Roger Henry Hollis, KBE, CB (1905 1973) was a British journalist and secret service agent who was Director General of MI5 from 1956 to 1965. Life Roger Henry Hollis was born at Wells, Somerset, on 2 December 1905, the third of the four sons… …
35George Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl — George Iain Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl (19 June 1931 ndash;27 February 1996), known as Wee Iain , attended both Eton College and Oxford University, before succeeding his third cousin as Duke of Atholl.He inherited an estate of approximately… …
36Munk Centre for International Studies — The Munk Centre for International Studies at Trinity College in the University of Toronto is a recognized leader in interdisciplinary academic research on global issues that integrates research with teaching and public education. Opened in 2000,… …
37John Paton Davies, Jr. — Infobox Military Person name=John Paton Davies, Jr. lived=April 6, 1908–December 23, 1999 placeofbirth=Sichuan, China placeofdeath=Asheville, North Carolina caption= nickname= allegiance=United States of America serviceyears= rank=Political… …
38Marie Lafarge — Marie Fortunée Lafarge, née Capelle (January 15, 1816 November 7, 1852) was a Frenchwoman who was convicted of murdering her husband by arsenic poisoning in 1840. Her case became notable, because it was one of the first trials to be followed by… …
39S-Plan — The S Plan or Sabotage Campaign or England Campaign was a campaign of bombing and sabotage against the civil, economic, and military infrastructure of Britain from 1939 to 1940. The campaign was conducted by members of the Irish Republican Army… …
40Handel and Haydn Society — The Handel and Haydn Society is a chorus and period instrument orchestra in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1815, it is one of the oldest performing arts organizations in the United States. Most widely known for its performances of… …
