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Georges Bernanos

Georges Bernanos

18881948

French writer, novelist, and journalist known for his powerful Catholic-infused novels exploring moral and social critiques of society and human despair

Otto Stern

Otto Stern

18881969

German-American experimental physicist who won the 1943 Nobel Prize for developing molecular beam techniques and discovering the proton's magnetic moment

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Heinz Guderian

Heinz Guderian

18881954

German general and military theorist who pioneered blitzkrieg tactics and developed modern tank warfare concepts

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

18881935

Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher, celebrated for his innovative heteronymic system, including Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, and Álvaro de Campos

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Carl Schmitt

Carl Schmitt

18881985

German jurist, political theorist, and professor of law noted for his criticisms of parliamentary democracy and liberalism

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

18881978

Greek-Italian artist and writer who founded the scuola metafisica art movement, known for his enigmatic paintings and profound influence on surrealism

August

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T. E. Lawrence

T. E. Lawrence

18881935

British archaeologist, army officer, and diplomat famed as Lawrence of Arabia for his World War I role in the Arab Revolt

John Logie Baird

John Logie Baird

18881946

Scottish inventor who demonstrated the world's first working television and pioneered early color television systems

September

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T. S. Eliot

T. S. Eliot

18881965

US-British poet, essayist, and playwright who was a leading figure of modernist poetry and a Nobel Prize winner

Frans Eemil Sillanpää

Frans Eemil Sillanpää

18881964

Finnish writer who became the first Finnish Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1939) for his masterful portrayal of peasant life and nature

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

18881972

French singer, actor, and entertainer known for his signature songs like "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and iconic boater hat and tuxedo

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

18881975

Indian philosopher and statesman who served as the 2nd President and 1st Vice President of India

October

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Katherine Mansfield

Katherine Mansfield

18881923

New Zealand author, poet, and critic, an important figure in the modernist movement whose works are celebrated worldwide and published in 25 languages

November

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José Raúl Capablanca

José Raúl Capablanca

18881942

Cuban chess player, diplomat, and non-fiction writer who became the third world chess champion, renowned for his endgame skill and speed of play

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

18881970

Indian physicist known for discovering the Raman effect, which describes the change in light wavelength during scattering, earning him the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics