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  • 31Fanny Furner — (1864 1938) [cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms ms9140 | title = Papers of Edna Ryan (1904 1997) | work = National Library Australia | accessdate = 2007 07 08 ] was an activist who worked to further the rights of women and children in the… …

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  • 32Kalonymus ben Kalonymus — ben Meir (born at Arles 1286; died after 1328) was a Provençal Jewish philosopher and translator. He studied philosophy and rabbinical literature at Salonica, under the direction of Senior Astruc de Noves and Moses ben Solomon of Beaucaire. He… …

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  • 33Sir Harford Jones-Brydges, 1st Baronet — Sir Harford Jones Brydges, 1st Baronet, PC, DL (16 February 1796 ndash; 17 March 1847) was a British diplomat and author.Born Harford Jones, he was the son of Harford Jones of Presteigne, Radnorshire, and his wife, Winifred née Hooper. On 16… …

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  • 34Burke,Edmund — Burke (bûrk), Edmund. 1729 1797. Irish born British politician and writer. Famous for his oratory, he pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and was instrumental in developing the notions of party responsibility and a loyal… …

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  • 35William of Auxerre — French Guillaume d Auxerre born с 1150, Auxerre, bishopric of Auxerre died Nov. 3, 1231, Rome French philosopher and theologian. After a long career at the University of Paris, he was appointed in 1231 by Pope Gregory IX to a council to censor… …

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  • 36Ancillon, Charles — ▪ French lawyer, educator, and historian born July 28, 1659, Metz, France died July 5, 1715, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany]       lawyer, educator, and historian who was the leader of the French Protestant refugees in Germany.       Born of a… …

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  • 37Manuelito — ▪ Navajo chief original name  Bullet   died 1893, Navajo Reservation, New Mexico Territory, U.S.       Navajo Indian chief known for his strong opposition to the forced relocation of his people by the U.S. government.       Little is known of… …

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  • 38Price, Richard — ▪ British philosopher born Feb. 23, 1723, Tynton, Glamorgan, Wales died April 19, 1791, Hackney, near London  British moral philosopher, expert on insurance and finance, and ardent supporter of the American and French revolutions. His circle of… …

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  • 39Schoelcher, Victor — ▪ French journalist born July 22, 1804, Paris, France died Dec. 26, 1893, Houilles       French journalist and politician who was France s greatest advocate of ending slavery in the empire.       Although born into a wealthy porcelain… …

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  • 40Kildare and Leighlin — • One of the four suffragans of Dublin, Ireland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Kildare and Leighlin     Kildare and Leighlin      …

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