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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

17421819

Prussian field marshal renowned for his decisive leadership against Napoleon at Leipzig and Waterloo, shaping European military history

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

17421786

Swedish German chemist, pharmacist, and pharmacologist who independently discovered oxygen