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Who was born in 1891

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Walther Bothe

Walther Bothe

18911957

German experimental physicist who developed the coincidence method, earning him a shared Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954

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B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar

18911956

Architect of the Indian Constitution, social reformer, and an ardent champion of civil rights and equality

Max Ernst

Max Ernst

18911976

German-born artist who pioneered Dada and Surrealism, inventing innovative techniques like frottage and grattage that revolutionized modern art

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Pär Lagerkvist

Pär Lagerkvist

18911974

Swedish writer and Nobel laureate known for his profound exploration of eternal human questions through poetry and prose

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Karl Dönitz

Karl Dönitz

18911980

German admiral and politician who served as Supreme Commander of the Navy during World War II and briefly as head of state of Nazi Germany in 1945

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James Chadwick

James Chadwick

18911974

English physicist who discovered the neutron in 1932, received the Nobel Prize, and led the British team on the Manhattan Project

Edith Stein

Edith Stein

18911942

Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian, and philosopher, canonized as a saint and patron of Europe, murdered at Auschwitz

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Frederick Banting

Frederick Banting

18911941

Canadian medical scientist and doctor who co-discovered insulin and its therapeutic potential, earning him a Nobel Prize

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Nelly Sachs

Nelly Sachs

18911970

Jewish German poet and playwright who received the 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature for her lyrical and dramatic interpretations of Israel's destiny

Otto Dix

Otto Dix

18911969

German painter and printmaker noted for his starkly realistic portrayals of Weimar society and the brutality of war, a leading figure of Neue Sachlichkeit