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Paley, William
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(1743-1805)
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2
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Panaetius
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(c.185-c.110 BCE)
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1
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Pandit, Vijaya
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(1900-90)
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1
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Pankhurst, Emmeline
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(1857-1928)
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2
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Papp, Joe
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(1921-1991)
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American
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Director, producer. He brought high culture, especially Shakespeare, to the masses.
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1
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Pareto, Vilfredo
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(1848-1923)
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1
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Park, Maud
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(1871-1955)
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2
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Parker, Bonnie
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(1911-1934)
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American
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Bank robber and killer. Half of the notorious Bonnie and Clyde team, she was sprayed with bullets at a roadblock.
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1
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Parker, Dorothy
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(1893-1967)
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1
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Parker, Matthew
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(1504-75)
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1
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Parkinson, C. Northcote
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(1909-1993)
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1
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Parmenides
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(c.515-c.445 BCE)
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1
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Parr, Catherine
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(1512-48)
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1
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Parsons, Talcott
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(1902-1979)
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1
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Pascal, Blaise
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(1623-62)
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3
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Pasolini, Pier
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(1922-1975)
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Italian
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Film director, writer. He explored the darker side of life.
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2
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Patanjali
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(?2nd-c Bc)
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3
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Pater, Walter
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(1839-1894)
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English
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His deeply felt, some would say "purple," writings on the Renaissance exemplify a certain "estheticism."
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2
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Patton, George
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(1885-1945)
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American
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General. Was he the embodiment of "toughness and determination" or of self-glorification and bullying?
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2
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Paul, Alice
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(1885-1977)
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1
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Paul, St.
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(?10-65/7)
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3
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Pauling, Linus
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(1901-94)
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1
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Peale, Norman Vincent
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(1898-1993)
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2
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Peel, Sir Robert
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(1788-1850)
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1
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Peirce, Charles
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(1839-1914)
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2
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Pelagius
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(c.360-c.420)
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2
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Penn, William
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(1644-1718)
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1
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Pepys, Samuel
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(1633-1703)
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1
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Pericles
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(c.495-429 bc)
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2
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Perkins, Francis
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(1882-1965)
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1
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Peron, Eva
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(1919-52)
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1
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Perot, Ross
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(1930- )
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1
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Perrault, Charles
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(1628-1703)
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1
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Pestalozzi, Johann
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(1746-1827)
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2
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Petain, Philippe
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(1856-1951)
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French
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General. He was a French hero who collaborated with the Nazis to form the puppet Vichy government.
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1
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Peter I
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(1672-1725)
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Russian
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Tsar. He was the hero of the Russian "westernizers."
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2
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Peter the Hermit
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(c.1050-c.1115)
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1
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Peter, St.
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(1st-c)
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2
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Peterson, Roger
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(1908- )
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2
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Petrarch
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(1304-1374)
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2
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Petronius Arbiter
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(1st-c)
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2
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Phaedrus
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(1st-c)
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1
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Phalaris
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(?-554 BCE)
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Sicilian
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Tyrant. He was noted for cruelty.
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1
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Philaretus
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(1624-69)
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1
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Philby, Kim
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(1912-1988)
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British
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Spy. A member of the British "establishment," he was a secret spy for the Soviet Union, to which he fled.
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1
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Philip II
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(382-336 BCE)
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Greek
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King of Macedon. He was the father of Alexander and became a byword for determined ruthlessness.
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1
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Phillip II
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(1527-98)
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2
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Philo Judaeus
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(c.20 BCE-c-40)
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1
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Phryne
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(4th-c BCE)
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Greek
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Courtesan. Her beauty and worldliness were legendary.
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1
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Piaf, Edith
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(1915-1963)
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French
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Singer. She was a master of emotion.
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1
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Piaget, Jean
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(1896-1980)
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1
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Pickett, George
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(1825-1875)
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American
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Confederate general. He led Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, which became synonymous with reckless, doomed bravery.
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1
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Pico della Mirandola,Giovanni
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(1463-94)
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1
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Pierre, Abbe
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(1912- )
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1
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Pilate, Pontius
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(1st-c)
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Roman
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Prefect of Judaea. For political reasons, he refused to intervene and allowed Jesus to be crucified.
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1
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Pinochet, Augusto
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(1915- )
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Chilean
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General. His coup ended Allende's life as well as his Marxist government.
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1
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Pinter, Harold
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(1930- )
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1
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Piozzi, Hester
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(1741-1821)
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1
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Piper, Otto
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(1891- )
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1
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Pisistratus
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(c.600-527 BCE)
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Athenian
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Political leader. Symbol of tyranny.
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1
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Pitt, William
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(1759-1806)
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1
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Pitt, William
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(1759-1806)
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English
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Prime minister. He was the "boy" prime minister (his father had also held the office), he lived and breathed politics, and defended Britain during a series of French wars.
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1
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Pittacus of Mytilene
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(650-570 BC)
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1
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Pius IV
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(1499-1565)
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1
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Pius IX
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(1792-1878)
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2
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Pius X, St.
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(1835-1914)
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1
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Pius XII
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(1876-1958)
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1
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Pizarro, Francisco
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(c.1478-1541)
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Spanish
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Adventurer and military commander. He ruthlessly conquered the Incas.
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1
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Plato
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(c.428-347 Bc)
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3
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Plekhanov, Georgiy
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(1856-1918)
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1
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Plessner, Helmuth
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(1892- )
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1
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Pliny
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(c.62-c.114)
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1
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Plotinus
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(c.205-70)
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3
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Pocahontas
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(1595-1617)
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1
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Poe, Edgar Allan
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(1809-1849)
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1
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Poggio, Gopvanni
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(1380-1459)
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1
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Pol Pot
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(1926-1998)
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Cambodian
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Head of the Khmer Rouge, he was also a mass murderer on an enormous scale.
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2
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Polanyi, Michael
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(1891-1976)
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1
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Polo, Marco
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(1254-1324)
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2
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Pompadour, Jeanne
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(1721-64)
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2
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Pontiac
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(c.1720-1769)
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American Indian
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Chief. An Ottawa, he tried to unite the tribes against the English colonists but failed.
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1
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Ponzi, Charles
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( )
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1
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Pope, Alexander
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(1688-1744)
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1
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Popielusko, Jerzy
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(1947-84)
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1
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Popper, Sir Karl
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(1902-94)
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2
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Porphyry
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(c.233-304)
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1
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Porsche, Ferdinand
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(1875-1951)
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1
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Porter, Cole
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(1892-1964)
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2
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Porter, Eleanor
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(1868-1920)
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1
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Posidonius
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(c.135-c.51 BCE)
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1
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Post, Emily
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(1872-1960)
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2
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Potemkin, Grigoriy
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(1739-91)
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1
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Potter, Stephen
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(1900-1969)
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2
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Potter, Beatrix
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(1866-1943)
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2
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Poujade, Pierre
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(1920- )
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1
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Pound, Ezra
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(1885-1972)
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1
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Pounds, John
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(1766-1839)
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1
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Powell, Colin
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(1937- )
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1
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Presley, Elvis
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(1935-77)
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2
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Prevost, l'Abbe
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(1697-1763)
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1
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Price, Vincent
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(1911-93)
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2
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Priestley, Joseph
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(1733-1804)
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1
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