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Biography
Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: Chinese
Born: 551 BC
Died: 479 BC
Place of birth: Qufu, China
Place of death: Qufu, China
Facts about Confucius
Confucius was the founder of the Ru School.
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"Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream."
- Khalil Gibran -
Biography
Profession: Writer, Poet, Philosopher
Nationality: Lebanese
Born: January 6, 1883
Died: April 10, 1931
Place of birth: Bsharri, Lebanon
Place of death: New York, United States
Facts about Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran is known for his book The Prophet, written in 1923.
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Biography
Profession: Author, Poet
Nationality: Nigerian
Born: March 15, 1959
Place of birth: Minna, Nigeria, Africa
Facts about Ben Okri
Ben Okri was awarded the Booker Prize for his third novel The Famished Road, in 1991.
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Biography
Profession: Author
Nationality: American
Born: November 6, 1926
Died: November 28, 2012
Place of birth: Coffee County, Alabama, Usa
Place of death: Texas, Usa
Facts about Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar had 3 daughters, Suzan, Cindie and Julie and a son, Tom.
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"You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure."
- Zig Ziglar -
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Biography
Profession: Author
Nationality: American
Born: November 6, 1926
Died: November 28, 2012
Place of birth: Coffee County, Alabama, Usa
Place of death: Texas, Usa
Facts about Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar initially made his living as a salesman.
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Biography
Profession: Cartoonist
Nationality: American
Born: December 5, 1901
Died: December 15, 1966
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, Usa
Place of death: Burbank, California, Usa
Facts about Walt Disney
Walt Disney married Lillian Bounds on July 13, 1925.
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"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."
- James Dean -
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Biography
Profession: Actor
Nationality: American
Born: February 8, 1931
Died: September 30, 1955
Place of birth: Marion, Indiana, Usa
Place of death: Paso Robles, California, Usa
Facts about James Dean
James Dean's last film was Giant.
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Biography
Profession: Philosopher, Writer
Nationality: German
Born: October 15, 1844
Died: August 25, 1900
Place of birth: Röcken bei Lützen, Germany
Place of death: Weimar, Germany
Facts about Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche's father, Carl Ludwig Nietzsche, was a Lutheran preacher.
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"Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech."
- Plutarch -
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Biography
Profession: Historian, Biographer, Philosopher, Writer
Nationality: Greek
Born: 46
Died: 120
Place of birth: Chaeronea, Boeotia, Greece
Place of death: Delphi, Phocis, Greece
Facts about Plutarch
Plutarch was a priest at the Oracle of Delphi.
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"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better."
- Plutarch -
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Biography
Profession: Historian, Biographer, Philosopher, Writer
Nationality: Greek
Born: 46
Died: 120
Place of birth: Chaeronea, Boeotia, Greece
Place of death: Delphi, Phocis, Greece
Facts about Plutarch
Plutarch had 2 brothers, Timon and Lamprias.
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Biography
Profession: Poet
Nationality: Greek
Born: 496 BC
Died: 406 BC
Place of birth: Athens, Greece
Place of death: Athens, Greece
Facts about Sophocles
Sophocles wrote 123 plays.
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"I hope nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."
- Kazantzakis Nikos -
Biography
Profession: Writer, Philosopher
Nationality: Greek
Born: February 18, 1883
Died: October 26, 1957
Place of birth: Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Place of death: Freiburg, Germany
Facts about Kazantzakis Nikos
Kazantzakis Nikos studied Law at the University of Athens.
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