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  • 21Hood, Thomas — (1799 1845)    Poet and comic writer, s. of a bookseller in London, where he was b., was put into a mercantile office, but the confinement proving adverse to his health, he was sent to Dundee, where the family had connections, and where he… …

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  • 22Immanuel Hermann Fichte — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 19th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Immanuel Hermann Fichte birth = birth date|1797|7|18|df=y Jena, Saxe Weimar Jena death = death date and age|1879|8|8|1791|7|18|df …

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  • 23Girolamo Tiraboschi — (December 8, 1731 June 3, 1794) was an Italian literary critic, the first historian of Italian literature.Born in Bergamo, he studied at the Jesuit college in Monza, entered the order, and was appointed in 1755 professor of eloquence in the… …

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  • 24Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt — (April 22, 1819 – April 19, 1892) was a German author.Bodenstedt was born at Peine, in Hanover. He studied in Göttingen, Munich and Berlin. His career was determined by his engagement in 1841 as tutor in the family of Prince Gallitzin at Moscow,… …

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  • 25Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros — (May 23, 1812 May 12, 1876), French writer, was born in Paris. He usually wrote as Alphonse Esquiros.After some minor publications he produced L Evangile du peuple (1840), an exposition on the life and character of Jesus as a social reformer.… …

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  • 26James, John and Robert Wedderburn — James (c. 1495 ndash; 1533), John (c. 1505 ndash; 1556) and Robert Wedderburn (c. 1510 ndash; c. 1555) were Scottish religious reformers and poets.BiographiesThe Wedderburn brothers were all born in Dundee, the sons of James Wedderburn, a… …

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  • 27Betul District — is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Betul town is the district headquarters.DemographyThe District covers and area of 10043 km². and population is 13,95,175 as per 2001 census. Density of the Population is 138/km². Betul …

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  • 28Ravenscourt Park — This article is about the public park. For the London Underground station of this name see Ravenscourt Park tube station and for the Electoral Division see Ravenscourt Park (ward) Ravenscourt Park is a 32 acre public park and garden located in… …

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  • 29Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal —     Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal     Marguerite Bourgeoys, the foundress, was born at Troyes, France, 17 April, 1620. She was the third child of Abraham Bourgeois, a… …

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  • 30used — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Employed] Syn. put to use, utilized, applied, adopted, adapted, accepted, put in service, practiced, turned to account. Ant. discarded*, rejected, unused. 2. [Accustomed] Syn. practiced, customary, suited; see habitual 1 …

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