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Explore the lives of people who left a mark on history.
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The Life of Friedrich Nietzsche
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Anointed, with Marx and Freud, as one of the three masters of suspicion, Ger...
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
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The quintessential “Renaissance man,” Leonardo da Vinci possessed unequaled ...
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven
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Recognized as one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time, Ludwig van B...
The Life of Marie Curie
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To this day, Polish-born French scientist Marie Curie is the only person to ...
The Life of Dante Alighieri
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Considered the finest Italian poet in history, Dante Alighieri is routinely ...
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The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven
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Recognized as one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time, Ludwig van B...
The Life of Albert Einstein
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Best known for developing the theory of relativity and his mass-energy equiv...
The Life of Socrates
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The first Ancient Greek philosopher to have left to posterity any sense of i...
The Life of Marie Curie
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To this day, Polish-born French scientist Marie Curie is the only person to ...
The Life of Dante Alighieri
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Considered the finest Italian poet in history, Dante Alighieri is routinely ...