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Who was born in 1857

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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

March

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Karl Pearson

Karl Pearson

18571936

English mathematician, biometrician, and eugenicist credited with establishing the discipline of mathematical statistics and founding the first university statistics department

Paul Doumer

Paul Doumer

18571932

French statesman who served as President of France and was known as 'the Father of French Indochina'

Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Julius Wagner-Jauregg

18571940

Austrian Nobel laureate and psychiatrist recognized for malariotherapy in treating dementia paralytica

May

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Pius XI

Pius XI

18571939

Head of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939 and the first sovereign of Vatican City

Ronald Ross

Ronald Ross

18571932

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

June

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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

July

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Thorstein Veblen

Thorstein Veblen

18571929

American economist and sociologist known for his critique of capitalism and the concept of conspicuous consumption

Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin

18571933

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

October

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Axel Munthe

Axel Munthe

18571949

Swedish physician and psychiatrist best known for his autobiographical book, The Story of San Michele

November

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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

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

December

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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