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Who was born in 1886

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

18861969

German architect and designer renowned as a pioneer of modern architecture, known for his minimalist aesthetic and iconic works like the "BRNO" Armchair and 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive

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Alfonso XIII

Alfonso XIII

18861941

King of Spain from birth to 1931, known as "El Africano" for his support of African colonial expansion, whose 45-year reign ended with the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic

Karl Barth

Karl Barth

18861968

Swiss Protestant theologian known for his significant commentary *The Epistle to the Romans*, his involvement in the Confessing Church and authorship of the Barmen Declaration, and his monumental *Church Dogmatics*

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Robert Schuman

Robert Schuman

18861963

Luxembourgish-born German-French statesman, politician, and Venerable who was a principal founder of the European Communities, the Council of Europe, and NATO, and twice served as Prime Minister of France

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Archibald Hill

Archibald Hill

18861977

English physiologist and biophysicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize for elucidating muscle heat and mechanical work, also co-founding biophysics and operations research

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Karl von Frisch

Karl von Frisch

18861982

German-Austrian ethologist and Nobel laureate known for decoding the honeybee's waggle dance and advancing the study of animal communication

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Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera

18861957

Mexican muralist whose large frescoes helped establish the mural movement in Mexican and international art

Manne Siegbahn

Manne Siegbahn

18861978

Swedish physicist and university teacher known for his Nobel Prize-winning discoveries and research in X-ray spectroscopy