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Walt Disney(1901-66) |
US film producer, he is famous as the creator of cartoon films starring the
popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. |
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Woodrow Wilson(1856-1924) |
He was President of America during World War I. He became famous for his '14
points' and played a notable part in the setting up of the League of
Nations. |
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Sir Winston Churchill(1874-1965) |
British statesman and war leader, who was Prime Minister of Britain during
World War II. His publication The Second World War (in 6 volumes) became
very famous and earned him the Nobel Prize in 1953. He resigned as Prime
Minister in 1955 and publication his major work A History of the English
Speaking People. |
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William Crooks(1832-1919) |
British chemist and physicist who discovered the element Thallium in 1861,
invented the radiometer, and also pioneered research on cathode rays. |
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William Thompson Kelvin(1824-1907) |
British physicist who put forward the idea of an absolute measurement of
temperature and invented the Kelvin scale of temperature. |
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Lord William Bentinck |
Governor-General of India, famous for the sati reforms and suppression of
human sacrifice. He also introduced English education in India. |
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William Shakespeare(1564-1616) |
English dramatist and poet, considered the greatest literacy figure in
English literature. He was born at Stratford-on-Avon, and was the son of a
tradesman. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582. His first play was Henry VI and
his first major poem was Venus and Adonis |
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