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Born September 3, 1888 • Georgia
Died May 12, 1962 (aged 73) • New York City • New York
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David Baltimore.
David Baltimore
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Columbus O’D. Iselin
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Martinus W. Beijerinck
Martinus W. Beijerinck
Dutch microbiologist and botanist
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
British botanist
Marlin Perkins
American zoologist and television host
Lawrence H. Summers
American economist and educator
Sam S. Shubert
American theatrical manager
Lee Shubert
American theatrical manager
Jacob J. Shubert
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Charles William Mayo
American physician
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
president of United States
Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
German-American architect
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American architect
Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes
American entrepreneur
Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American physicist
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
United States senator
Dana, James D.
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George Ellery Hale
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France A. Córdova
France A. Córdova
French-born American astrophysicist