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American educator. Visually impaired herself, she was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. |
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American architect known for his early steel-frame designs for skyscrapers and for his influential dictum "Form follows function." |
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American psychiatrist who theorized that personality is largely determined by one's interpersonal relations and the assimilation of societal values. |
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British composer known for a series of comic operas, including H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), written with the lyricist W.S. Gilbert.  (click for a larger image) Sir Arthur Sullivan |
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American prizefighter who was the heavyweight champion from 1882 to 1892. In 1889 he fought the last bare-knuckles title bout. |
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American columnist and host of The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971), a television variety show. |
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