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Synge, J. M.
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(1871-1909)
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1
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Szasz, Thomas
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(1920- )
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2
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Tabari, al-
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(839-923)
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1
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Taft, Robert
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(1889-1953)
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American
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Politician. He was conservative in the root meaning of the word, "middle American," and isolationist.
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1
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Tagore, Rabindranath
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(1861-1941)
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2
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Taine, Hippolyte
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(1828-1893)
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1
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Tait, Archibald
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(1811-1882)
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1
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Talleyrand, Charles
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(1754-1838)
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2
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Tallien, Jean
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(1767-1820)
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French
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Revolutionary. He succeeded in bringing down Robespierre and ending the Terror.
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1
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Talmadge, Eugene
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(1884-1946)
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American
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Governor of Georgia. Sometimes referred to as a "Bourbon" (a reference to the arch-conservative French kings), he was a Southern opponent of Franklin Roosevelt.
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1
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Taney, Roger
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(1777-1864)
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1
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Tao Qian
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(369-427)
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1
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Tarbell, Ida
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(1857-1944)
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1
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Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius
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(6th-c BCE)
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Roman
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King. A tyrant, his fall led to the Republic.
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1
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Tate, Allen
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(1899-1979)
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2
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Tate, Sir Henry
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(1819-1899)
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English
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Sugar company owner. He founded the Tate Gallery.
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1
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Tati, Jacques
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(1908-1982)
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French
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Actor, producer. He was a master of comedy.
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1
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Tatian
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(2nd-c)
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2
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Taylor, Elizabeth
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(1932- )
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English
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Actress. She became a symbol of female drive, passion, and sensuality, as well as of a tempestuous private life.
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1
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Taylor, Frederick
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(1856-1915)
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1
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Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre
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(1881-1955)
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2
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Tell, Wilhelm
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(13th-14th-c)
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Swiss
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Patriot. He allegedly shot an apple off his son's head, eventually killed the man who ordered it.
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1
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Temple, Shirley
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(1928- )
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American
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Child actress. She seemed to embody innocence.
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1
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Templeton, Sir John
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(1912- )
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1
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Tennyson, Alfred
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(1809-1892)
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1
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Terence
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(c.190-159 BCE)
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1
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Teresa of Avila, St
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(1515-1582)
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2
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Teresa, Mother
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(1910- )
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2
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Terkel, Studs
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(1912- )
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1
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Terman, Fred
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(1900-1982)
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1
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Terman, Lewis
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(1877-1956)
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1
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Tertullian
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(c.160-220)
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1
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Tetzel, Johann
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(c.1465-1519)
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1
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Thais
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(4th-c BCE)
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Greek
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Athenian courtesan. She was famous for her mind as well as her beauty.
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1
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Thatcher, Margaret
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(1925- )
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English
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Prime minister. A combative conservative, she defeated the Argentines in the Falklands and broke the power of the unions at home.
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1
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Theocritus
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(c.310-250 BCE)
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1
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Theodora
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(c.500-47)
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1
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Theodore of Mopsuestia
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(c.350-428)
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1
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Theodoric
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(?-526)
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1
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Theodosius I
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(c.346-95)
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1
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Theophilus
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(?-80)
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1
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Theresa of Lisieux, St
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(1873-1897)
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1
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Theroux, Paul
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(1941- )
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1
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Thesiger, Wilfred
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(1910- )
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1
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Thomas, Dylan
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(1914-1953)
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1
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Thomas, Martha
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(1857-1935)
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1
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Thomas, Norman
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(1884-1968)
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American
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Head of socialist party. He ran for president many times. Eventually, many of his ideas were adopted by the major parties.
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1
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Thomas, St
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(1st-c)
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1
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Thompson, Hunter
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(1939- )
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1
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Thompson, J. Walter
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(1847-1928)
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American
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Advertising executive. He pioneered modern advertising techniques, including magazine ad campaigns.
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1
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Thoreau, Henry
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(1817-1862)
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3
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Thorkelin
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Scholar
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3
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Thorndike, Edward
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(1874-1949)
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1
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Thorpe, Jim
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(1888-1953)
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2
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Thucydides
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(c.460-c.400 BCE)
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1
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Thurber, James
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(1894-1961)
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2
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Thurstone, L. L.
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(1887-1955)
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1
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Tiberius
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(42 BCE-37)
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Roman
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Emperor. Noted for cruelty and profligacy, he was probably smothered with a pillow at age 79.
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1
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Tiffany, Charles
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(1812-1902)
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American
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Jeweler. His store became a symbol of luxury.
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1
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Tilden, Samuel
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(1814-1886)
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American
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Politician. His much disputed presidential defeat led to a deal freeing the South of occupation forces.
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1
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Tillich, Paul
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(1886-1965)
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1
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Timur
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(1336-1405)
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Tartar
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Conqueror. He could be either immensely cruel or surprisingly humane, and found utter joy in combat. His wiliness in battle was legendary and he died undefeated.
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1
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Titus
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(39-81)
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Roman
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Emperor. He put down the Jewish revolt and destroyed the Temple.
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1
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Tocqueville, Alexis
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(1805-1859)
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2
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Todi, Jacopone da
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(c.1230-1306)
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1
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Tokugawa, Ieyasu
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(1542-1616)
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Japanese
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A warlord. He united the country and founded its last shogunate.
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1
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Tolkien, J. R. R.
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(1892-1973)
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1
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Tolman, Edward
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(1886-1959)
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1
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Tolstoy, Count Leo
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(1828-1910)
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3
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Tone, Wolfe
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(1763-1798)
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Irish
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Rebel. He was captured and took his own life.
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1
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Tooke, John
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(1736-1812)
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English
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Politician. He supported American independence and was jailed.
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1
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Torquemada, Tomas de
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(1420-1498)
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2
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Torrance, Thomas
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(1913- )
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1
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Torrey, John
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(1796-1873)
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1
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Tournier, Paul
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(1898-1986)
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1
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Toussaint I'Ouverture
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(1746-1803)
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Haitian
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Revolutionary. A former slave, he tied down a Napoleonic army, but died in captivity.
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1
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Toussaint, Pierre
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(1766-1853)
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Dominican-American
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Businessman. He started life as a slave, but became a financial success and philanthropist.
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2
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Traherne, Thomas
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(1637-1674)
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1
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Train, Russell
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( )
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2
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Travers, Ben
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(1886-1980)
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1
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Travers, P. L.
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(1906- )
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1
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Trelawny, Edward
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(1792-1881)
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1
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Trevelyan, Sir George
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(1838-1928)
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English
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He was a politician, biographer of his uncle Thomas Macaulay, an exemplar of 19th century English "liberal" values.
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1
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Trilling, Lionel
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(1905-1975)
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1
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Trollope, Anthony
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(1815-1882)
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1
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Trotsky, Leon
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(1879-1940)
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2
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Truth, Sojourner
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(c.1797-1883)
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2
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Tubman, Harriet
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(1820-1913)
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2
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Tuke, Samuel
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(1784-1857)
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1
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Tuke, William
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(1732-1822)
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1
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Tulsidas
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(c.1543-1623)
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1
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Turgenev, Ivan
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(1818-1883)
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1
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Turgot, Anne
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(1727-1781)
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1
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Turing, Alan
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(1912-1954)
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English
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1
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Turner, Nat
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(1800-1831)
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American
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Revolutionary. He led a slave revolt but failed.
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1
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Turner, William
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(c.1508-1568)
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1
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Tutankhamen
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(14th-c BCE)
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Egyptian
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King. A "boy" pharaoh, he ended monotheism, and may have been murdered by an ambitious courtier. His intact tomb when discovered in 1922 dazzled the world with its rich artifacts.
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1
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Tutu, Desmond
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(1931- )
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1
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Twain, Mark
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(1835-1910)
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1
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Tweed, William (Boss Tweed)
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(1823-1878)
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American
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Politician. He ran New York City for a time, becoming notorious for corruption, but was eventually jailed.
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1
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Twomey, Patrick
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(1892-1963)
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