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Charles Dinsmoor was born in Genesee County, New York back in 1834. He was educated in Warren County, Pennsylvania. At 16 he left home to study at Warren, Smethport and Coudersport, Pennsylvania. For 11 years he was in the printing business, he spent the last three of those as the editor of the “...
09/30/2019
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Robert Digges Wimberly Connor was born in Wilson, North Carolina back in 1878 to Henry and Kate. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1899. In 1907, he was placed in charge of the North Carolina Historical Commission. He lobbied the North Carolina General Assembly ...
09/29/2019
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Ibn al-Nafis was born near Damascus back in 1213. His parents’ names are lost to history. It is recorded that he studied theology, philosophy and literature. When he turned 16 he began his study in medicine for more than 10 years. In 1236, he moved to Egypt where he spent the rest of his life as ...
09/28/2019
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Niels Diffrient was born in Star, Mississippi back in 1928. His family moved to Detroit where he attended Cass Technical High School moving on to Wayne State University and finally receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art. While there he received three First Medal in Desi...
09/27/2019
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Leonard Digges was born c. 1515 in Barham, Kent, England to James and Philippe. Sorry but I do not have any information as to his early childhood or his education. What I can tell you is apparently he was highly educated, which you’ll find out why soon enough.He worked as a surveyor. In 1542, he ...
09/26/2019
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Marie Alfreda Johnson was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia back in 1925. She was a Haida woman of the Sadsugohilanes Clan (yes, it is spelled right). Anyway, let’s move on. She studied at the Vancouver School of Art and was one of the first students at Giltanmaax School of Northwest Coast ...
09/25/2019
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Walter Diemer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania back in 1904. Sorry but that is all I can find out about him until 1926. He was an accountant for a company who made a particular product. They decided to cut their costs by making part of that product in their factory. Walter took it upon hims...
09/24/2019
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Charles-Louis Didelot was born in Stockholm, Sweden back in 1767. His father Charles was the dance master to the King of Sweden. He studied in Paris with Jean Dauberval before moving to London to study with Jean-Georges Noverre in 1788.In 1801, at the invitation of the Russian Imperial ballet h...
09/23/2019
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Denis Diderot was born in Langres, Champagne back in 1713 to Didler and Angelique. Educated at a Jesuit college in Langres earning a Master of Arts degree in philosophy in 1732. He continued his education at the College d’Harcourt of the University of Paris, abandoning the clergy he left to study...
09/22/2019
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Emily Winifred Dickson was born in Tyone, Ireland back in 1866 to Thomas and Elizabeth. Her mother was sick for most of her childhood so she nursed her for over a year after school. She was educated at the Mrs. Byers’ Ladies Collegiate school in Belfast. At the time women were not allowed to atte...
09/21/2019
