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  • 101Chinua Achebe — Achebe redirects here. For the fictional character, see Achebe (comics). Chinua redirects here. It is not to be confused with Chin hua. Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe (2008) Born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe 16 …

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  • 102Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham — Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham[1] (London, 24 May 1852 – Buenos Aires, 20 March 1936) was a Scottish politician, writer, journalist and …

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  • 103Felix Leiter — Character from the James Bond franchise The many faces of Felix Leiter: from top left: Jack Lord, Cec Linder, Rik Van Nutter, Norman Burton from bottom left: David Hedison …

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  • 104Zongmi — Guifeng Zongmi (宗密 圭峰) (780 841), (Wade Giles: Kuei feng Tsung mi; Japanese: Keiho Shumitsu) was a Tang dynasty Buddhist scholar monk, installed as fifth patriarch of the Huayan (zh cp|c=華嚴|p=Huáyán; Japanese: Kegon ; Sanskrit: Avatamsaka )… …

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  • 105Marie Marvingt — in her Deperdussin aeroplane, 1912 Born 20 February 1875(1875 02 20) Aurillac, in Cantal, F …

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  • 106Thomas Blood — Colonel Thomas Blood (1618 – 24 August 1680) was an Irish colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. Described as a noted bravo and desperado ,[1] he was also implicated in one att …

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  • 107Persuasion (novel) — infobox Book | name = Persuasion image caption = Title page of the original 1818 edition author = Jane Austen country = England language = English genre = Novel publisher = John Murray release date = 1818 media type = Print (Hardback and… …

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  • 108Transparency (research) — Transparency, as used in the humanities, implies openness, communication, and accountability. It is a metaphorical extension of the meaning a transparent object is one that can be seen through. Transparent procedures include open meetings,… …

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  • 109Johan van Oldenbarnevelt — (September 14, 1547, Amersfoort ndash; May 13, 1619, The Hague) was a Dutch statesman, who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain.Van Oldenbarnevelt studied law at Leuven, Bourges, Heidelberg and Padua, and… …

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  • 110The Legislative Assembly and the fall of the French monarchy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one… …

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