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31Mary Scott (poet) — Mary Scott (1751/2–1793), poet, was born in Somerset, England. Scott s father was a linen draper. Not much else is known about her life before the publication of The Female Advocate, dedicated to her friend Anne Steele, in 1774. Scott credits… …
32Alice Tisdale Hobart — (1882 1967) born Alice Nourse in Lockport, New York, was an American novelist. Her most famous book, Oil for the Lamps of China [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891936085/] , which was also made into a film, drew heavily on her experiences as the wife… …
33Francis Xavier Lasance — The Reverend Francis Xavier Lasance [F. X. Lasance] (born January 24, 1860; died December 11, 1946) was an American priest and noted writer of Roman Catholic devotional works.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was educated at Xavier College… …
34Lilian Staveley — (1878 1928) was a Christian writer and mystic whose anonymous works have only recently been credited to her. Early LifeNée Lilian Bowdoin, Staveley was born to an affluent family, descended on both sides from Huguenots of the old French nobility …
35Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet — Sir Percy Lyham Loraine, 12th Baronet, GCMG, PC (5 November 1880 ndash; 23 May 1961) was a British diplomat.Loraine was born in London, the second son of Sir Lambton Loraine, 11th Baronet, and his wife, Frederica Mary Horatia née Broke. He was… …
36Personal life of Marcus Tullius Cicero — Infobox Writer name = Marcus Tullius Cicero |200px caption = Marcus Tullius Cicero birthdate = January 3, 106 BC birthplace = Arpinum, Italy deathdate = December 7, 43 BC deathplace = Formia, Italy occupation = Politician, lawyer, orator and… …
37Pierre Dumas — (born n/a, died Paris, 29 February 2000) was a French doctor who pioneered dope tests in the Olympic Games and cycling. He was doctor of the Tour de France from 1952 to 1969 and head of drug testing at the race until 1977.BackgroundDumas taught… …
38Rossetti, Dante Gabriel — orig. Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti born May 12, 1828, London, Eng. died April 9, 1882, Birchington on Sea, Kent British painter and poet. Son of Gabriele Rossetti and brother of Christina Rossetti, he trained at the Royal Academy but vacillated …
39Teasdale, Sara — orig. Sara Trevor Teasdale born Aug. 8, 1884, St. Louis, Mo., U.S. died Jan. 29, 1933, New York, N.Y. U.S. poet. While living in St. Louis she made frequent trips to Chicago, where she eventually joined Harriet Monroe s Poetry magazine circle.… …
40Bradford, Gamaliel — ▪ American biographer born Oct. 9, 1863, Boston died April 11, 1932, Wellesley Hills, Mass. biographer who cultivated “psychography,” a new type of biographical writing that sought to portray the inner life of the subject by a skillful… …
