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  • 11Pope Adrian IV —     Pope Adrian IV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Adrian IV     Born 1100 (?); died 1 September, 1159. Very little is known about the birthplace, parentage, or boyhood of Adrian. Yet, as is usual in such cases, very various, and sometimes… …

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  • 12St. Athanasius —     St. Athanasius     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Athanasius     Bishop of Alexandria; Confessor and Doctor of the Church; born c. 296; died 2 May, 373. Athanasius was the greatest champion of Catholic belief on the subject of the Incarnation… …

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  • 13George Armstrong Custer — Custer redirects here. For other uses, see Custer (disambiguation). George Armstrong Custer …

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  • 14Stephen Crane — For the U.S. Continental Congress delegate, see Stephen Crane (delegate). Formal portrait of Stephen Crane taken in Washington, D.C., about March 1896 Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, short story writer,… …

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  • 15William Howard Taft National Historic Site — Infobox nrhp2 | name =William Howard Taft National Historic Site nhl = yes nhs = yes cp = yes caption = Taft House location= 2038 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio lat degrees = 39 lat minutes = 7 lat seconds = 11 lat direction = N long degrees = 84… …

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  • 16ALPHABET, HEBREW — The origin of alphabetic script has always been a subject of human curiosity. According to Greek mythology, script was brought to Greece from Phoenicia. This tradition was accepted by the Greek and Roman writers, some of whom developed it even… …

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  • 17Julius Caesar — For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). Gaius Julius Caesar Dictator of the Roman Republic …

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  • 18Oliver Sacks — Sacks at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival. Born 9 July 1933 (1933 07 09) (age 78) London, England …

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  • 19English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 20C. S. Lewis — C.S. Lewis aged 50 Born Clive Staples Lewis 29 November 1898(1898 11 29) Belfast, Ireland Died …

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