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  2. Biography - Wikipedia

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    A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of ...

  3. Louis Pasteur - Wikipedia

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    Charles Friedel [3] Signature. Louis Pasteur ForMemRS (/ ˈluːi pæˈstɜːr /, French: [lwi pastœʁ] ⓘ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.

  4. Albert Einstein - Wikipedia

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    Albert Einstein (/ ˈaɪnstaɪn / EYEN-styne; [ 5 ]German: [ˈalbɛɐt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] ⓘ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held as one of the most influential scientists.

  5. Wikipedia : Biographies of living persons

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    Example: "John Doe had a messy divorce from Jane Doe." Is the divorce important to the article, and was it published by third-party reliable sources? If not, leave it out. If so, avoid use of "messy" and stick to the facts: "John Doe and Jane Doe divorced." Example: A politician is alleged to have had an affair. It is denied, but multiple major ...

  6. Autobiography - Wikipedia

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    The term "fictional autobiography" signifies novels about a fictional character written as though the character were writing their own autobiography, meaning that the character is the first-person narrator and that the novel addresses both internal and external experiences of the character. Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders is an early example.

  7. Nikola Tesla - Wikipedia

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    Order of the White Lion (1937) Signature. Nikola Tesla (/ ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July 1856 [a] – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3][4] engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

  8. Erving Goffman - Wikipedia

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    Life. Goffman was born 11 June 1922, in Mannville, Alberta, Canada, to Max Goffman and Anne Goffman, née Averbach. [3][4] He was from a family of Ukrainian Jews who had emigrated to Canada at the turn of the century. [3] He had an older sister, Frances Bay, who became an actress. [4][5] The family moved to Dauphin, Manitoba, where his father ...

  9. Portal:Biography - Wikipedia

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    The Biography Portal. A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting ...