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Hans Fallada
Born: July 21, 1893
Lit.Westa German writer of the first half of the 20th centurymore…Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
Born: June 1, 1796
Sciencea French mechanical engineer in the French Army, military scientist and physicist, and often described as the "father of thermodynamics."more…Blaise Pascal
Born: June 19, 1623
Sciencea French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer, and Catholic theologianmore…Juan Gris
Born: March 23, 1887
Art.Westa Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the artistic genre Cubism, his works are among the movement's most distinctivemore…Jakob Steiner
Born: March 18, 1796
Sciencea Swiss mathematician who worked primarily in geometrymore…Romain Rolland

Born: January 29, 1866
Lit.Westa French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915more…
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