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Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

18881959

American novelist and screenwriter who masterfully shaped the hard-boiled detective genre, known for works like The Big Sleep and his contributions to film

Selman Abraham Waksman

Selman Abraham Waksman

18881973

American inventor, biochemist, and microbiologist who discovered streptomycin and many other antibiotics, including the first effective against tuberculosis

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

Herbert Spencer Gasser

Herbert Spencer Gasser

18881963

American physiologist who, with Joseph Erlanger, won the Nobel Prize for discoveries relating to nerve fiber function