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Who was born in 1848

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Octave Mirbeau

Octave Mirbeau

18481917

French novelist, art critic, and journalist known for transgressive novels exploring violence, abuse, and psychological detachment, translated into 30 languages

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Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

18481903

French Post-Impressionist and Symbolist painter and printmaker, celebrated for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style, as well as his influential wood engravings and woodcuts

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Arthur Balfour

Arthur Balfour

18481930

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and philosopher who served as Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919

Vilfredo Pareto

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Gottlob Frege

Gottlob Frege

18481925

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician known as the father of analytic philosophy and a profound philosopher of mathematics

Vilfredo Pareto

18481923

Italian polymath who revolutionized economics and sociology through mathematical analysis and elite theory