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George Ivanovich Gurdjieff George Ivanovich Gurdjieff
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff , 1872-1949, Armenian spiritualist and author. After spending years traveling, Gurdjieff settled in Moscow (c.1913). He fled the Russian Revolution (1917) with a band of followers, settling in Fontainebleau, France, where he established the Institute for the Harmonious... Read more
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Muhammad Ali (boxer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)
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George Herbert Walker Bush George Herbert Walker Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush 1924-, 41st President of the United States (1989-93), b. Milton, Mass., B.A., Yale Univ., 1948. Career in Business and Government His father, Prescott Bush, was a successful investment banker and a Republican Senator (1953-63) from Connecticut. After graduating from... Read more
Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson 1920-89, American boxer, b. Detroit. His real name was Walker Smith. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (about 90), including the Golden Gloves featherweight title, Robinson turned professional in 1940. He won the... Read more
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Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus
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