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Featured Biography Jørn Utzon

Born this day in 1918, Danish architect Jørn Utzon is best known for his dynamic, imaginative, but problematic design for Australia’s most famous building, the Sydney Opera House, a combination of lightness and monumentality.

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Zeno
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Curly Lambeau
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Jacques Necker
September 30, 1732 — April 9, 1804
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Jacques Necker was a Swiss banker and director general of finance...
Wolff, Christian, freiherr von
January 24, 1679 — April 9, 1754
Christian, baron von Wolff
Christian, baron von Wolff was a philosopher, mathematician, and scientist...
William V
March 8, 1748 — April 9, 1806
William V
William V was the prince of Orange and Nassau and general hereditary...
Tönnies, Ferdinand
July 26, 1855 — April 9, 1936
Ferdinand Tönnies
Ferdinand Tönnies was a German sociologist whose theory reconciled...
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March 6, 1940 — April 9, 2001
Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell was an American professional baseball player who led...
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April 9, 1919 — June 3, 1995
J. Presper Eckert
J. Presper Eckert was an American engineer and co-inventor of the...