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Henri Poincaré
Born: April 29, 1854
Sciencea French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The Last Universalist"more…Salvatore Quasimodo
Born: August 20, 1901
Lit.Westan Italian poet and translator. Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century.more…Jens Peter Jacobsen
Born: April 7, 1847
Lit.Westa Danish novelist, poet, and scientist, in Denmark often just written as "J. P. Jacobsen". He began the naturalist movement in Danish literature and was a part of the Modern Breakthrough.more…Eugène Fromentin
Born: October 24, 1820
Lit.Westa French painter and writer, now better remembered for his writings.more…Anna Seghers
Born: November 19, 1900
Lit.Westa German writer notable for exploring and depicting the moral experience of the Second World War.more…Hermann Hesse
Born: July 2, 1877
Lit.Westa German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Gamemore…
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