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  • 41Rockefeller Foundation — The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D.… …

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  • 42Shtetl — A shtetl (Yiddish: שטעטל, diminutive form of Yiddish shtot שטאָט, town , pronounced very similarly to the South German diminutive Städtle , little town ; cf. Middle High German: stetelîn, stetlîn, stetel) was typically a small town with a large… …

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  • 43Independent school (UK) — An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding, predominantly in the form of school fees. In England and Wales the term public school is often used to refer to what is normally called… …

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  • 44Walter Mildmay — Sir Walter Mildmay (bef. 1523 ndash;31 May 1589) was an English statesman who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of England under Queen Elizabeth I.HistoryMildmay was the fourth and the youngest son of Thomas Mildmay of Chelmsford, by his wife …

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  • 45Craven — For other uses, see Craven (disambiguation). Craven   District   View of south Settle from Castlebergh …

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  • 46Old Kent Road — See also: A2 road (Great Britain) Old Kent Road street sign. The Old Kent Road is a road in South East London, England and forms part of Watling Street, the Roman road which ran from Dover to Holyhead. The street is famous as the equal cheapest… …

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  • 47John Rylands — (February 7, 1801 ndash; December 11, 1888) was an English weaver, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, at one time the owner of the largest textile manufacturing concern in the UK.BiographyRylands was the third son of Joseph Rylands, a manufacturer …

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  • 48Osyth — Infobox Saint name=Osyth birth date= death date=653 AD feast day=7 October venerated in=Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion imagesize=200px caption=An illuminated capital commencing the anonymous La Vie seinte Osith, virge e martire (Campsey …

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  • 49George Peabody — This article is about George Peabody, a London based banker and philanthropist from the northern United States, founder of the Peabody Institute and the Peabody Trust. For information about George Peabody, the capitalist and promoter of education …

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  • 50Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett — Infobox Person name = Alfred Mond image size = caption = Alfred Mond birth date = 23 October 1868 birth place = Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire, England death date = 27 December 1930 death place = London education = Cheltenham College, St. John s… …

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