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Who was born in 1822

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Rudolf Clausius

Rudolf Clausius

18221888

German mathematical physicist and professor who helped found thermodynamics, introduced entropy, and formulated the second law of thermodynamics

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

18221913

African-American abolitionist, social activist, Union Army spy, and suffragist who rescued enslaved people via the Underground Railroad

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Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

18221885

American military leader and 18th President of the United States who guided the Union Army to victory in the Civil War

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Frédéric Passy

Frédéric Passy

18221912

French economist, statesman, and pacifist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong work in international peace and diplomacy

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Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel

18221884

Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar who established the fundamental laws of heredity through his pea plant experiments, recognized posthumously as the founder of modern genetics

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Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur

18221895

French chemist and microbiologist renowned for discoveries of vaccination principles, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization

César Franck

César Franck

18221890

Belgian-French Romantic composer, celebrated organist, and influential music teacher known for works like the Symphony in D Minor and Sonata in A major