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Johan August Arfwedson
Born: January 12, 1792
Sciencea Swedish chemist who discovered the chemical element lithium in 1817 by isolating it as a salt.more…Camille Jordan
Born: January 5, 1838
Sciencea French mathematician, known both for his foundational work in group theory and for his influential Cours d'analyse.more…Georges Urbain
Born: April 12, 1872
Sciencea French chemist, a professor of the Sorbonne, a member of the Institut de France, and director of the Institute of Chemistry in Paris.more…Wilhelm Kühne
Born: March 28, 1837
Sciencea German physiologist who coined the word enzymemore…José-Maria de Heredia
Born: November 22, 1842
Lit.Westa Cuban-born French Parnassian poet. He was the fifteenth member elected for seat 4 of the Académie française in 1894.more…Benjamin Constant
Born: October 25, 1767
Lit.Westa Franco-Swiss political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion.more…
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