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  1. 7 hours ago · Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban [a] PC ( / ˈbeɪkən /; [5] 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), known as Lord Verulam between 1618 and 1621, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon led the advancement of both natural philosophy and the scientific ...

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      Portrait of Francis Bacon. The Baconian method is the...

    • New Atlantis

      New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis...

    • Novum Organum

      The Novum Organum, fully Novum Organum, sive Indicia Vera de...

  2. 7 hours ago · Charles John Huffam Dickens ( / ˈdɪkɪnz /; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. [1]

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    • 9 June 1870 (aged 58), Higham, Kent, England
    • Charles John Huffam Dickens, 7 February 1812, Portsmouth, England
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  3. 1 day ago · Family and education See also: Family of Barack Obama § Michelle Obama's extended family Early life and ancestry Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born on January 17, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois, to Fraser Robinson III (1935–1991), a city water plant employee and Democratic precinct captain, and Marian Shields Robinson (b. July 30, 1937), a secretary at Spiegel's catalog store. Her mother was a ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jimmy_CarterJimmy Carter - Wikipedia

    7 hours ago · James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967. At age 99, he is both the oldest living ...

  5. 1 day ago · This is a list of short stories and novellas that have been made into feature films.The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › UNESCOUNESCO - Wikipedia

    7 hours ago · The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) [a] is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. [2] [3] It has 194 member states and 12 associate members, [4] as well as partners in ...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LiberiaLiberia - Wikipedia

    7 hours ago · Liberia ( / laɪˈbɪəriə / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest.