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Greatness Reason |
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Fa-hien |
The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of
Chandragupta Vikramaditya. |
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz |
A revolutionary Urdu poet of Pakistan. He died in 1984. |
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Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) |
The Portuguese navigator who crossed the ocean which he named Pacific,
reaching the Marianas and the Philippines. |
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Firdausi |
A Persian poet, well known for his epic Shahnama. |
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Florence Nighteingle(1820-1920) |
Also known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'. She was a devoted British nurse who
reformed the nursing profession and was the first woman to receive the Order
of Merit(1907). |
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Francois Bernier |
The French traveler who served s physician to Aurangzeb during his stay in
India. |
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Francis Xavier(1506-52) |
The Spanish missionary who preached in Spanish and Portuguese colonies in
the East and converted thousands to Christianity. He lived in Goa between
1540 and 1552. |
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Frances Marie Arovet de Voltaire (1697-1778) |
French writer and philosopher. His philosophy made a significant impact on
prevailing ides which led to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. |
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