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Ragnar Granit

Ragnar Granit

19001991

Finnish and Swedish neurophysiologist and Nobel laureate whose discoveries illuminated the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye

Karin Boye

Karin Boye

19001941

Swedish poet and novelist acclaimed for her evocative poetry and the internationally recognized dystopian novel Kallocain

Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

19001993

American actress and "First Lady of American Theatre" who was the first woman to win the EGOT and the first person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting

Thomas Wolfe

Thomas Wolfe

19001938

American novelist and short story writer known for his autobiographical fiction and poetic prose, especially Look Homeward, Angel