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  • 11Thomas Occleve —     Thomas Occleve     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thomas Occleve     (Or Hoccleve)     Little is known of his life beyond what is mentioned in his poems. He was b. about 1368; d. in 1450. The place of his birth and education is unknown. When about …

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  • 12Eusebius of Alexandria — Eusebius of Alexandria, is an author to whom certain extant homilies are attributed.These homilies enjoyed some renown in the Eastern Church in the sixth and seventh centuries. Their homiletical merit does not rise above mediocrity, and nothing… …

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  • 13Limerick (poetry) — A limerick is a five line poem with a strict form, originally popularized in English by Edward Lear. Limericks are frequently witty or humorous, and sometimes obscene with humorous intent.The following example of a limerick is of anonymous origin …

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  • 14Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney — (24 February 1732 30 June 1800), was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. His most enduring legacy is probably that the cities of Sydney (1788) in Australia and Sydney (1785) in… …

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  • 15Thomas Occleve — (or Hoccleve) (c. 1368 ndash; 1426), English poet, was born probably in 1368/9, for, writing in 1421/2 he says he was fifty three years old ( Dialog, i. 246 ).Like his more voluminous and better known contemporary John Lydgate, he has an… …

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  • 16Christian Friedrich Hebbel — Born March 18, 1813 Wesselburen, Ditmarschen, Holstein Died December 13, 1863 Vienna, Austrian Empire …

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  • 17Saint Michael's College of Laguna — Infobox University name = Saint Michael s College of Laguna motto = Here in SMCL, we make you the best that you can be. established = August 25, 1975 type = Private, Run by Miguelunda Educational Corp. president = Lourdes L. Almeda Sese, Ed.D.… …

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  • 18Francisco de Paula Martinez de la Rosa — Infobox Prime Minister name = Francisco Martínez de la Rosa office1 = Secretary of State term start = 1920 term end = 1923 monarch = Ferdinand VII office2 = Prime Minister of Spain term start2 = 1834 term end2 = 1835 monarch = Isabella II… …

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  • 19Ferdinand Ochsenheimer — (17 March 1767 – 2 November 1822) was a German actor and entomologist (lepidopterist). Contents 1 Life 2 Actor and Entomologist 3 Collection 4 Entomological Works …

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  • 20Jenő Rejtő — Born Jenő Reich 29 March 1905(1905 03 29) Budapest, Austria Hungary Died 1 January 1943(1943 01 01) (aged 37) Yevdokovo, Soviet Union Occupation novelist, dramatist …

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