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Marthe Mathide Cnockaert was born in Westrozebeke, West Flanders, Belgium back in 1892 to Felix and Marie-Louise. She studied at the Ghent university school of medicine. However, her studies were interrupted when WWI started. In 1914, her home was burned down by German troops. She spoke English, ...
06/30/2019
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Joseph Thomas was born in Aylsham, Norfolk back in 1825 to John and Elizabeth. After graduation, from Gray Friars’ Priory School he apprenticed as a surgical dresser to Charles Gibson a local surgeon. He continued his studies at the University College Hospital graduating in 1846. In 1848, he beca...
06/29/2019
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Louis Laurent Marie was born in La Balme-les-Grottes back in 1785 to Joseph and Marie. He attended the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris where he graduated and became a teacher. In 1815, he traveled to England to give a lecture, then to visit a school in Paris. After a few months in 181...
06/28/2019
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David Ira Cleland was born back in 1926. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburg in 1954, his MBA in 1958 and his PhD. From Ohio State University. After graduation, he worked at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1...
06/27/2019
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William Schieffelin was born in Norfolk, Virginia back in 1908. He attended the public schools in Washington, D.C. In 1928, he received his BS degree from Howard University. He continued his education receiving a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1933. After graduation, he taught at HB...
06/26/2019
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Adelaide Sophia Claxton was born in London, England back in 1841. She studied are at the Cary’s School in Bloomsbury. In 1850, the family moved to Australia for four years, returning to England via Calcutta, India. While still in her teens she began to exhibit her works at the Society of Women Ar...
06/25/2019
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Georges Claude was born in Paris, France back in 1870. He studied at the Higher School of Physics and Industrial Chemistry of the City of Paris. After graduation, he held several positions as an electrical inspector in a cable factory. He founded and edited the magazine (The Electric Spark). In 1...
06/24/2019
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Edith Clarke was born in Howard County, Maryland back in 1883 to John and Susan. While I don’t have any information as to what happened but, she was orphaned when she was 12. She went to stay with her older sister. Using her inheritance, she studied mathematics and astronomy at Vassar College. Sh...
06/23/2019
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John Clark was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the 1st Continental Infantry on January 1st, 1776. Sorry but I could not find his date of birth, who his parents were etc. It wasn’t until December of 1777 that his most important assignment came to him directly from General George Washington.H...
06/22/2019
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Joy Cherian was born in Kerala State, India back in 1942. He graduated from the Sacred Heart High School, then from the University of Kerala with a B.A. in 1963 and a Bachelor of Law in 1965. He received his Ph.D. from Catholic University of America in 1974. His first book “Investment Contract an...
06/21/2019
