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Scheler, Max
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(1874-1928)
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2
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Schelling, Friedrich von
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(1775-1854)
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2
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Schiller, Friedrich
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(1759-1805)
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1
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Schlegel, August
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(1767-1845)
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1
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Schleiermacher, Friedrich
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(1768-1834)
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2
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Schlick, Moritz
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(1882-1936)
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1
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Schliemann, Heinrich
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(1822-90)
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1
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Schmidt, Wilhelm
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(1868-1954)
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1
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Schopenhauer, Arthur
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(1788-1860)
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2
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Schreiber, Lady Charlotte
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(1812-1895)
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1
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Schumacher, E. F.
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(1911-1977)
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British
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2
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Schutz, Alfred
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(1899-1959)
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1
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Schweitser, Albert
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(1875-1965)
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3
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Schwenkfeld, Kasper
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(1489-1561)
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1
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Schwimmer, Rosika
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(1877-1948)
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1
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Scott, Michael
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(1907-83)
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1
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Scott, Dred
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(c.1795-c.1858)
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American
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Slave. He was denied freedom in the famous Supreme Court case, the Dred Scott Decision.
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1
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Scott, R. F.
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(1868-1912)
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1
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Scott, Sir Walter
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(1771-1832)
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2
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Searle, John
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(1932- )
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1
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Seeger, Pete
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(1919- )
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2
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Seferiades, George
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(1900-1971)
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1
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Segrave, Sir Henry
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(1896-1930)
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American-British
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Race-car and speed boat driver. He was killed in an accident.
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1
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Segundo, Juan
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(1925- )
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1
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Sejanus
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(?-31)
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Roman
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Head of Praetorian Guard. He was the servant who aims too high and falls, in this case to his death.
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1
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Selden, John
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(1584-1654)
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1
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Sellers, Peter
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(1925-1980 )
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English
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Comedian. He came to represent a more elaborate form of zaniness.
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1
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Selye, Hans
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(1907-82)
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1
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Sendak, Maurice
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(1928- )
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1
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Seneca, Lucius
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(c.5 BCE-65)
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2
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Senghor, Leopold
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(1906- )
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1
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Sennett, Mack
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(1880-1960)
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Canadian
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Film director, actor. He was a master of comedy (Keystone Cops).
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1
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Serling, Rod
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(1924-1975)
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1
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Serote, Mongane
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(1944- )
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1
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Serra, Junipero
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(1713-84)
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1
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Servetus, Michael
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(1511-53)
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1
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Seton, Ernest
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(1860-1946)
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3
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Seton, St. Elizabeth
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(1774-1821)
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1
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Seuss, Dr
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(1904-1991)
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1
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Severin, Timothy
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historian, traveller, writer
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3
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Sevigne, Madame de
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(1626-96)
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2
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Sewell, Anna
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(1820-78)
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1
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Sextus Empiricus
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(c.early 3rd-c)
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2
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Shackleton, Sir Ernest
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(1874-1922)
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Irish
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Explorer of Antarctica.
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1
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Shaftesbury, Anthony
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(1671-1713)
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2
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Shaftesbury, Anthony
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(1801-85)
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2
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Shah Jahan
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(1592-1666)
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Indian
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Emperor. The munificence of his court is represented by the Taj Majal, a tomb for his third wife.
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1
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Shaka
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(c.1788-1828)
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Zulu
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Chief. He was noted for his military prowess and ruthlessness.
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1
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Shakespeare, William
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(1564-1616)
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3
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Shammai
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(c.lst-c BCE-1st-c)
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1
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Shapiro, Erin
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(1939- )
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1
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Shaw, Anna
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(1847-1919)
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1
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Shaw, George Bernard
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(1856-1950)
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2
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Shawn, Ted
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(1891-1972)
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American
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Dancer, director. He created a very energetic, American form of dance.
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1
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Shays, Daniel
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(1747-1825)
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American
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Political figure. He was a populist rebel in 1786 against the new U.S. government.
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1
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Shcharansky, Natan
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(1948- )
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Russian
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A dissident. He bravely challenged the Soviet government.
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1
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Sheba, Queen of
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(c.1Oth-c BCE)
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1
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Sheen, Fulton
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(1895-1979)
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1
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Shelley, Mary
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(1797-1851)
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1
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Shelley, Percy
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(1792-1822)
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1
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Shepard, Alan
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(1923- )
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American
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Astronaut. He was the first man to enter space.
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1
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Shepard, Ernest
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(1879-1976)
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English
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Artist. He illustrated Winnie the Pooh and The Wind in the Willows, both classics, not only in children's literature, but also in the history of values.
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2
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Sheppard, Dick
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(1880-1937)
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1
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Sheppard, Kate
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(1848-1934)
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1
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Sheridan, Richard
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(1751-1816)
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1
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Sheriff, Lawrence
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(?-1567)
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1
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Sherman, William Tecumseh
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(1820-1891)
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American
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General. A Northern commander in the Civil War, he said that "War is hell" and ruthlessly burned the South. Later he refused to run for president despite repeated offers from the Republican Party.
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1
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Shevardnadze, Eduard
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(1928- )
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1
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Shipton, Mother
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(1488-c.1560)
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1
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Shirreff, Emily
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(1814-97)
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1
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Shotoku Taishi
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(574-622)
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1
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Sickingen, Franz von
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(1481-1523)
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1
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Sidgwick, Henry
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(1838-1900)
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1
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Sielmann, Heinz
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(1917- )
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1
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Sieyes, Emmanuel
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(1748-1836)
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1
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Simeon Stylites, St.
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(387-459)
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2
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Simeon, Charles
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(1759-1836)
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2
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Simmel, Georg
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(1858-1918)
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1
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Simnel, Lambert
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(c.1475-c.1535)
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English
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Imposter. He tried to claim the throne as Edward VI but was killed.
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1
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Simon Magus
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(1st-c)
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1
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Simone, Nina
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(1933- )
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American
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Jazz singer, songwriter. She became a social protester in the 1960's.
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1
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Simonides of Ceos
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(c.556-c.468 BCE)
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1
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Simpson, O. J.
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(1947- )
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American
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Football player. He was acquitted of murdering his wife in a controversial case but found guilty on a related civil charge.
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1
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Sinclair, Upton
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(1878-1968)
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1
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Singer, Esther
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(1892- )
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1
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Singer, I. J.
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(1893-1944)
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1
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Singer, Isaac
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(1904-1991)
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1
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Sivaji
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(c.1627-1680)
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Indian
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King. He was noted for military success but also for tolerance.
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1
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Skallagrimsson, Egill
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(c.910-990)
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1
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Skinner, B. F.
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(1904-1990)
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2
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Skobtsova, Maria
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(1891-1945)
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1
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Sloan, Alfred
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(1875-1966)
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American
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Head of General Motors. He was both a business pioneer and an important philanthropist.
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1
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Slocum, Joshua
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(c.1844-1910)
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Canadian
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Sailor. He made the first solo voyage around the world.
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1
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Smellie, William
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(1740-1795)
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1
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Smiles, Samuel
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(1812-1904)
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2
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Smith, Adam
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(1723-1790)
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3
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Smith, Bessie
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(c.1898-1937)
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American
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Legendary blues singer.
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1
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Smith, Gerrit
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(1797-1874)
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1
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Smith, Joseph
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(1805-1844)
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1
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Smith, Rodney
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(1860-1947)
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1
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Smith, Sophia
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(1796-1870)
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American
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Philanthropist. She founded (through her will) Smith College.
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1
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Smollett, Tobias
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(1721-1771)
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1
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