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  • 42Charles Paul Landon — (October 12, 1760 – March 5, 1826) was a French painter and popular writer on art and artists. He was born in Nonant and entered the studio of Jean Baptiste Regnault, where he made a lifelong friendship with Robert Lefèvre. He and won the first… …

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  • 45Leo Strauss — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Leo Strauss name = Leo Strauss birth = September 20, 1899 Kirchhain, Prussia, German Empire death = October 18, 1973 Annapolis, Maryland …

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  • 47Joseph Conrad — Infobox Writer name = Joseph Conrad birthdate = birth date|1857|12|3|df=y birthplace = Berdychiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) deathdate = death date and age|1924|8|3|1857|12|3|df=y deathplace = Bishopsbourne, England occupation = Novelist… …

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