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Hesiod
The Greek philosopher Plato
Marble bust of Aristotle with a beard and draped robe, showing detailed facial features and wavy hair, set against a dark background.
Virgil
Ivan IV
Portrait painting of Peter I the Great by Aert de Gelder, showing him in armor with a blue sash, one hand on his hip and the other resting on a cane, against a dark background.
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courtyard of the madrasah of Sultan Ḥasan
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Clark Kerr
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William Claire Menninger
American physician
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Karl Augustus Menninger
American physician
Confucius
Confucius
Chinese philosopher
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Clarence Thomas
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Sonam Wangchuk
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Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
German-American architect
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Sylvester II
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Jürgen Ovens: portrait of John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius
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Roger Arliner Young
Roger Arliner Young
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Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon
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Thea Bowman
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Arthur Wergs Mitchell, 1936
Arthur Wergs Mitchell
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Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
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