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Also Known As Hans Hugo Bruno Selye
Born January 26, 1907 • Vienna • Austria-Hungary
Died October 16, 1982 (aged 75) • Montreal • Canada
Subjects Of Study stress
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Dr. Gregory Pincus
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Maria Lassnig
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Austrian composer
Sigmund Freud
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Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
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