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Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

18571941

British lieutenant-general, writer, and the visionary founder of the global Scout and Girl Guide Movements

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Ronald Ross

Ronald Ross

18571932

British doctor and Nobel laureate who discovered the mosquito transmission of malaria, fundamentally changing the fight against the disease

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Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar

18571934

English composer and conductor known for his significant contributions to classical music, including the iconic Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance Marches

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Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin

18571933

German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and tireless advocate for women's rights

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Alfonso XII of Spain

Alfonso XII of Spain

18571885

King of Spain known as El Pacificador who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1885, stabilizing the Spanish monarchy

Charles Scott Sherrington

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Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

18571924

Polish-British novelist and master prose stylist who enriched English literature with his unique global perspective and psychological depth

Charles Scott Sherrington

18571952

English neurophysiologist who coined 'synapse' and won the Nobel Prize for his discoveries on neuron functions

Ferdinand de Saussure

Ferdinand de Saussure

18571913

Swiss linguist and philosopher whose foundational ideas shaped 20th-century linguistics and semiotics