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Jacopo Corsi
Born: July 17, 1561
Music.Westan Italian composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque and one of Florence's leading patrons of the arts, after only the Medicismore…Emmy Noether
Born: March 23, 1882
Sciencea German mathematician who made many important contributions to abstract algebra. She discovered Noether's First and Second Theorem, which are fundamental in mathematical physics.more…Nikolai Grundtvig
Born: September 8, 1783
Lit.Westa Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of the most influential people in Danish history,more…Édouard Vuillard
Born: November 11, 1868
Art.Westa French painter, decorative artist and printmakermore…Antoine-François de Fourcroy
Born: June 15, 1755
Sciencea French chemist, collaborated with Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Claude Berthollet on the Méthode de nomenclature chimique, a work that helped standardize chemical nomenclature.more…Fernand Léger
Born: February 4, 1881
Art.Westa French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style.more…
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