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Wertheimer, Max
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(1880-1943)
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2
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Wesley, John
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(1703-1791)
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2
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Wesley, Charles
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(1707-1788)
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1
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West, Mae
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(1893-1980)
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American
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Actress. She came to represent the "bad girl."
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1
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Westermarck, Edward
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(1862-1939)
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2
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Wharton, Edith
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(c.1861-1937)
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1
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Whewell, William
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(1794-1866)
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1
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Whichcote, Benjamin
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(1609-1683)
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1
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White, Ellen
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(1827-1915)
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2
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White, Leslie
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(1900-1975)
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1
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White, T. H.
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(1906-1964)
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1
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Whitefield, George
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(1714-1770)
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1
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Whitehead, A. N.
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(1861-1947)
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3
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Whitman, Walt
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(1819-1892)
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1
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Whorf, Benjamin
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(1897-1941)
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1
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Whyte, William
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(1917- )
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2
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Wiener, Norbert
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(1894-1964)
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1
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Wiesenthal, Simon
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(1908- )
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1
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Wiggin, Kate
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(1856-1923)
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2
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Wilberforce, William
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(1759-1833)
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2
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Wilde, Oscar
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(1854-1900)
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2
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Wilkes, John
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(1727-1797)
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English
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Journalist, member of parliament. He defended the press.
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1
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Wilkins, Roy
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(1910-1981)
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1
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Wilkinson, Ellen
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(1891-1947)
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1
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Willard, Emma
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(1787-1870)
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1
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Willard, Frances
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(1839-1898)
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1
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William I
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(c.1028-1087)
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Norman
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King. He conquered England and created a Norman-ruled feudal system.
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1
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William of Auvergne
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(c.1180-1249)
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2
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William of Ockham
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(c.1285-c.1349)
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1
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Williams, Bernard
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(1929- )
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2
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Williams, Roger
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(c.1604-1683)
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2
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Williams, Sir George
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(1821-1905)
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1
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Williams, Tennessee
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(1911-1983)
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2
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Willkie, Wendell
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(1892-1944)
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American
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Businessman, candidate for president. He was an important opponent of isolationism.
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1
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Wilson, Alexander
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(1766-1813)
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1
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Wilson, Charles
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(1886-1972)
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1
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Wilson, Charles
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(1890-1961)
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3
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Wilson, Colin
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(1931- )
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1
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Wilson, Edmund
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(1895-1972)
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1
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Wilson, Edward
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(1929- )
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2
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Wilson, James
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(1742-1798)
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1
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Wilson, Lanford
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(1937- )
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1
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Wilson, William
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(1895-1951)
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3
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Wilson, Woodrow
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(1856-1924)
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American
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President. He was a "progressive" politician and crusading opponent of "realism" in foreign affairs.
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2
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Windsor, Wallis
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(1896-1986)
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American
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Twice divorced, she married English King Edward VIII after his abdication to be with "the woman I love."
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2
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Winkelried, Arnold von
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(?-1386)
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Swiss
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Knight. He provided an example of giving one's life for one's country.
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1
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Winthrop, John
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(1588-1649)
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1
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Wisdom, John
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(1904-1993)
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1
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Wishart, George
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(c.1513-46)
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1
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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(1889-1951)
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2
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Wodehouse, Sir P. G.
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(1881-1975)
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1
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Wolfe, James
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(1727-1759)
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English
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Soldier. He was a model of a gentleman conducting war, as was his great opponent the French general Montcalm. Both died at the climactic battle for Quebec.
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1
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Wolfe, Thomas
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(1900-1938)
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1
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Wolfe, Tom
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(1931- )
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1
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Wolfenden, John
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(1906-1985)
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1
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Wolff, Christian
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(1679-1754)
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2
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Wolfram von Eschenbach
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(c.1170-c.1220)
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1
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Wollstonecraft, Mary
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(1759-1997)
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2
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Wolpe, Joseph
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(1915- )
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2
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Wolsey, Thomas
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(c.1475-1530)
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1
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Wood, Ellen
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(1814-1887)
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1
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Woodhull, Victoria
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(1838-1927)
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1
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Woodson, Carter
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(1875-1950)
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1
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Woodville, Elizabeth
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(1437-1492)
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English
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Queen. The wife of Edward IV, she insinuated her family into positions of power, which led to conflict.
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1
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Woolf, Leonard
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(1880-1969)
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1
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Woolf, Virginia
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(1882-1941)
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1
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Woolman, John
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(1720-1772)
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1
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Wootton, Barbara
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(1897-1988)
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1
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Wordsworth, Dorothy
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(1771-1855)
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1
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Wordsworth, William
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(1770-1850)
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1
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Wouk, Herman
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(1915- )
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1
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Wren, P. C.
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(1885-1941)
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1
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Wright, Fanny
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(1795-1852)
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1
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Wright, Orville
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(1871-1948)
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1
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Wright, Richard
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(1908-1960)
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1
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Wright, Wilber
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(1867-1912)
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1
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Wu Chengen
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(1505-1582)
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1
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Wu, Empress
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(?625-?706)
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Chinese
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Empress. She ruled in her own name for a time.
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1
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Wulfstan
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(?-1023)
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1
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Wundt, Wilhelm
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(1832-1920)
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1
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Wuornos, Aileen
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(1956-2002)
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American
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Murderer.
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1
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Wycherley, William
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(c.1640-1716)
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1
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Wycliffe
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(c.1330-84)
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2
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Wyss, Johann
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(1781-1830)
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1
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Wyszynski, Stefan
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(1901-1981)
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1
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Xenophanes
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(c.570-c480 BCE)
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2
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Xenophon
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(c.435-354 BCE)
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Greek
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Soldier, writer. He courageously led his troops back to Greek lands through unknown and violent mountain regions.
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1
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Xuanzang
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(600-664)
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1
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Yamamoto, Isoroku
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(1884-1943)
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Japanese
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Admiral. He attacked Pearl Harbor but his airplane was later shot down by the Americans.
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2
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Yeats, William
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(1865-1939)
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1
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Yeltsin, Boris
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(1931- )
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Russian
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President. He brought down the Soviet Union and ended Communism in Russia.
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1
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Yew, Lee Kuan
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(1923- )
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Singaporean
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Political leader, Father of his country. Developer of "Confucian" political system different from western forms.
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1
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Yezhov, Nikolai
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(1895-1939?)
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Russian
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Head of the Soviet secret police. He disappeared, probably eliminated by Stalin.
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1
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York, Alvin
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(1887-1964)
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American
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Soldier and exemplar of bravery.
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1
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Young, Andrew
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(1932- )
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1
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Young, Brigham
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(1801-1877)
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2
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Young, Chic
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(1901-1973)
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1
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Young, Edward
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(1683-1765)
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1
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Young, Michael
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(1915- )
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1
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Young, Whitney
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(1921-1971)
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1
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Younghusband, Sir Francis
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(1863-1942)
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British
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Explorer, soldier. He entered the unknown region of Tibet.
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1
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Zamyatin, Yevgeny
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(1884-1937)
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1
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