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Born February 19, 1865 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died November 26, 1952 (aged 87) • Stockholm • Sweden

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Robert Campbell
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explorer and writer
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Christopher Columbus
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Charles Darwin
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Alexander von Humboldt
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