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Who was born in 1838

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Jamal al-Din al-Afghani

Jamal al-Din al-Afghani

18381897

Political activist and Islamic ideologist who founded Islamic Modernism and advocated Pan-Islamic unity

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Ōkuma Shigenobu

Ōkuma Shigenobu

18381922

Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister twice, founded Waseda University, and was a key advocate for Western science and parliamentary democracy during Japan's Meiji and Taishō eras

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John Muir

John Muir

18381914

Scottish-American naturalist, writer, and early advocate for wilderness preservation, widely known as the 'Father of the National Parks'

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Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet

18381875

French composer known for the enduring popularity of his opera Carmen and other Romantic era orchestral works