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Who was born in 1858

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Émile Durkheim

Émile Durkheim

18581917

French sociologist who formally established the academic discipline of sociology and is a principal architect of modern social science

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Gustaf V of Sweden

Gustaf V of Sweden

18581950

King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950, holding the record as the oldest monarch and the third-longest reign in Swedish history, also known as a tennis player

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Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst

18581928

English suffragist and political activist who organized the British suffragette movement, instrumental in helping women win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918

Franz Boas

Franz Boas

18581942

German-American anthropologist and ethnomusicologist, known as the "Father of American Anthropology," who introduced historical particularism and cultural relativism

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Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlöf

18581940

Pioneering Swedish writer, Nobel laureate, and first woman member of the Swedish Academy, known for her imaginative novels and children's literature