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Who was born in 1839

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Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

18391906

French Post-Impressionist painter whose work bridged Impressionism and Cubism, influencing avant-garde art movements

February

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Josiah Willard Gibbs

Josiah Willard Gibbs

18391903

American scientist and mechanical engineer who made fundamental theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics, and created modern vector calculus

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Sully Prudhomme

Sully Prudhomme

18391907

French poet and essayist, first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, recognized for his idealistic and artistically perfect poetic compositions

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Machado de Assis

Machado de Assis

18391908

Pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright, and co-founder of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, revered as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature

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John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

18391937

American industrialist and philanthropist known for founding the Standard Oil Company and his extensive contributions to education and medicine

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Charles Sanders Peirce

Charles Sanders Peirce

18391914

American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist known as "the father of pragmatism" and praised as one of America's greatest thinkers.

Henry George

Henry George

18391897

American political economist and journalist who argued for a single tax on land values to create a more just society

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Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley

18391899

French-born British Impressionist painter known for his consistent dedication to landscape painting en plein air, capturing the subtle beauty of the French countryside

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George Armstrong Custer

George Armstrong Custer

18391876

American cavalry commander known for his rapid rise in the Civil War and his controversial death at Little Bighorn