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Pringle, Mia
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(1920-1983)
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1
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Priscillian
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(c.340-385)
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2
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Proclus
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(c.412-85)
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1
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Procopius
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(c.499-565)
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Greek
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Provided an insider account of "Byzantine intrigue."
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1
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Profumo, John
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(1915- )
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1
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Propertius, Sextus
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(c.48-c.15 BCE)
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1
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Protagoras
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(c.490-421Bc)
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2
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Proudhon, Pierre
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(1809-65)
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2
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Proust, Marcel
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(1871-1922)
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2
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Prudentius
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(348-c.410)
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1
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Prynne, William
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(1600-69)
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1
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Ptolemy
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(fl.127-145)
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1
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Puccini, Giacomo
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(1858-1924)
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Italian
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Opera composer. He was a master of emotion.
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3
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Pulaski, Kazimierz
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(1748-1779)
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Polish
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Soldier. He came to America to help in the war of independence.
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1
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Pulitzer, Joseph
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(1847-1911)
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Hungarian-American
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Newspaper owner, founder of Pulitzer prizes. He pursued the sensational, but also helped professionalize journalism.
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1
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Pusey, E. B.
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(1800-82)
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1
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Pushkin, Alexander
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(1799-1837)
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1
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Putnam, Hilary
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(1926- )
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1
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Puzo, Mario
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(1920- )
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1
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Pyle, Ernie
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(1900-1945)
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1
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Pyrrho
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(c.360-c.270 BCE)
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3
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Pyrrhus
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(c.318-272 BCE)
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Greek
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King of Epirus. He lost too many men in winning a battle, which we now call a "pyrrhic victory."
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1
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Pythagoras
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(6th-c Bc)
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2
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Qin Shihuangdi
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(259-210 BCE)
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Chinese
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First emperor. He was an epitome of ruthlessness and slept in a different room each night within vast palaces to make assassination more difficult.
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1
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Quarles, Francis
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(1592-1644)
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1
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Quayle, Sir Anthony
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(1913-1989)
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English
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Actor, director. Especially through his film character Zorba, he became a symbol of energy, ebullience, and indomitability.
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1
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Quine, Willard
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(1908- )
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1
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Quintilian
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(c.35-c.100)
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Roman
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Orator. He wrote books on rhetoric.
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1
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Quisling, Vidkun
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(1887-1945)
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Norweigian
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Diplomat. He betrayed his country to the Nazis.
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1
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Rabelais, Francois
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(?1494-?1553)
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3
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Rabin, Itzhak
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(1922-95)
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1
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Radcliffe-Brown, A. R.
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(1881-1955)
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1
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Radek, Karl
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(1885-?1939)
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Russian
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Communist. He was killed by Stalin.
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1
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Radhakrishnan, Sir Sarvepalli
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(1888-1975)
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1
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Ragaz, Leonhard
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(1862-1945)
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1
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Rahner, Karl
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(1904-84)
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1
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Raikes, Robert
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(1735-1811)
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1
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Raleigh, Sir Walter
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(1552-1618)
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2
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Ram Singh
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(1816-85)
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1
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Ramakrishna
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(1836-86)
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3
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Ramana, Maharishi
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(1879-1950)
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2
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Ramanuja
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(1017-1137)
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2
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Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne
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(1588-1665)
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French
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Hostess. She brought together intellectuals, aristocrats, and government officials.
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1
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Rameses
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(13thc BCE)
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Egyptian
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King, adventurer. He became a symbol of self-glorification.
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2
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Ramsey, Frank
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(1903-30)
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1
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Ramus, Petrus
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(1515-1572)
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1
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Rance, Armand
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(1626-1700)
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2
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Rand, Ayn
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(1905-82)
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2
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Randall, James
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(1839-1908)
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1
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Randolph, A. Philip
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(1889-1979)
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2
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Ranke, Leopold von
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(1795-1886)
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1
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Rankin, Jeannette
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(1880-1973)
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2
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Ransom, John
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(1888-1974)
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1
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Rapp, George
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(1770-1847)
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1
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Rasanjin
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( )
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2
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Rasputin, Grigoriy
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(?1871-1916)
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1
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Ratcliffe, Derek
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(1929- )
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1
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Rathbone, Eleanor
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(1872-1946)
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1
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Ravitch, Diane
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(1938- )
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1
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Rawls, John
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(1921- )
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2
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Ray, John
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(1627-1705)
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1
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Rayburn, Sam
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(1882-1961)
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1
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Razin, Stepan
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(c.1630-1671)
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Russian
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Cossack revolutionary. He led a revolt but was executed.
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1
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Reagan, Ronald
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(1911- )
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2
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Recamier, Julie (Madame)
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(1777-1849)
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French
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Hostess. She kept a salon in which the great could meet and mingle, and was known for her opposition to Napoleon.
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1
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Rehnquist, William
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(1924- )
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1
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Reich, Wilhelm
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(1897-1957)
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2
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Reichenbach, Hans
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(1891-1953)
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1
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Reid, Thomas
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(1710-1796)
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1
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Reik, Theodor
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(1888-1969)
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1
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Renan, Ernest
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(1823-92)
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1
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Retz, Cardinal de
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(1614-79)
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1
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Retz, Gilles
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(1404-40)
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1
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Revels, Hiram
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(1822-1901)
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1
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Revere, Paul
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(1735-1818)
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American
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Patriot. He warned of the movements of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
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1
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Rhine, J.B.
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(1895-1980)
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1
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Rhodes, Cecil
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(1853-1902)
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1
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Ricardo, David
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(1772-1823)
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1
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Ricci, Matteo
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(1552-1610)
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1
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Rice, Ignatius
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(1762-1844)
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1
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Richard I
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(1157-99)
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2
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Richard III
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(1452-85)
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2
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Richards, Ellen
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(1842-1911)
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1
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Richards, I.A.
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(1893-1979)
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1
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Richardson, John
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( )
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1
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Richardson, Sir Ralph
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(1902-1983)
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English
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Actor. He became a symbol of high culture in the theater.
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1
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Richelieu, Armand
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(1585-1642)
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2
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Richthofen, Manfred
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(1882-1918)
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German
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Airman. "The red baron," he was a World War I flying ace.
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1
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Rickenbacker, Eddie
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(1890-1973)
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American
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Airman. He was a World War II flying ace.
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1
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Rickert, Heinrich
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(1863-1936)
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1
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Ricoeur, Paul
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(1913- )
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1
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Ridgway, Robert
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(1850-1929)
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1
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Ridley, Nicholas
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(c.1500-1555)
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1
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Riefenstahl, Leni
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(1902-2003)
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German
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Filmmaker. She brilliantly captured and interpreted Nazi and African tribal culture.
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2
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Rienzi, Cola di
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(1313-1354)
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Italian
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Revolutionary. He led a "peoples" rebellion but died.
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1
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Riesman, David
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(1909- )
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1
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Rimbaud, Arthur
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(1854-1891)
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2
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Ripley, George
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(1802-80)
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1
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Rits, Jacob
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(1849-1914)
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1
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Ritter, Carl
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(1779-1859)
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1
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Rob Roy
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(1671-1734)
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1
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