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Nicéphore Niépce
Born: March 7, 1765
Sciencea French inventor, usually credited with the invention of photography.more…Alexander Rodchenko
Born: December 5, 1891
Art.Westa Russian and Soviet artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer. He was one of the founders of constructivism and Russian designmore…Claude Michel
Born: December 20, 1738
Art.Westa French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta.more…Hermann Sudermann
Born: September 30, 1857
Lit.Westa German dramatist and novelist.more…Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Born: March 5, 1696
Art.Westan Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.more…Marquis de Sade
Born: June 2, 1740
Lit.Westa French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer famous for his literary depictions of a largely imagined libertine sexualitymore…
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