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Alexander Pushkin | Brief Biography
Alexander Pushkin | Brief Biography
Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist who is considered to be the...
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Ivan Turgenev | Brief Biography
Ivan Turgenev | Brief Biography
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) was a Russian novelist, playwright, and short-story writer who was a major figure...
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Lal Bahadur Shastri | Brief Biography
Lal Bahadur Shastri | Brief Biography
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the 2nd Prime Minister of India, serving from 1964 to...
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Amrish Puri | Brief Biography
Amrish Puri | Brief Biography
Amrish Puri was a legendary Indian actor, who appeared in over 400 films. He was born...
C V Raman | Brief Biography
C V Raman | Brief Biography
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C V Raman (Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman) was an Indian physicist and Nobel Prize winner...
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Charles G D Roberts | Brief Biography
Charles G D Roberts | Brief Biography
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Archibald Lampman
Archibald Lampman | Brief Biography
Archibald Lampman
Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) was a Canadian poet who was born in Morpeth, Ontario, and grew up in Oxford County....
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William Henry Drummond | Brief Biography
William Henry Drummond | Brief Biography
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Robert W Service | Brief Biography
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Marjorie Pickthall | Brief Biography
Marjorie Pickthall | Brief Biography
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Wilson MacDonald | Brief Biography
Wilson MacDonald | Brief Biography
Wilson MacDonald | Brief Biography
Wilson MacDonald (1880-1962) was a Canadian poet, writer, and journalist. He was born on April 26,...
James Reaney | Brief Biography
James Reaney | Brief Biography
James Reaney | Brief Biography
James Reaney (1926-2008) was a Canadian poet and playwright. Born in southwestern Ontario, Reaney received a...
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Irving Layton | Brief Biography
Irving Layton | Brief Biography
Irving Layton (1912-2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet who was known for his passionate, rebellious, and...
Margaret Atwood | Brief Biography
Margaret Atwood | Brief Biography
Margaret Atwood | Brief Biography
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George Elliott Clarke | Brief Biography
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Kathleen Margaret | Brief Biography
Kathleen Margaret | Brief Biography
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Yann Martel | Brief Biography
Yann Martel | Brief Biography
Yann Martel is a Canadian author best known for his 2002 novel "Life of Pi". He...
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