Garibaldi, Giuseppe
(1807-1882?) Military leader whose Red Shirt army liberated most of southern Italy, before conquering the northern section. He was instrumental in the unification of Italy.
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Gandhi, Mohandas
(1869-1948) Nationalist leader in India, who called for a non violent revolution to gain his countryﾒs freedom from the British Empire.
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Galilei, Galileo
(1564-1642) Italian astronomer. One of the founders of Europe's scientific revolution, one of his main contributions is the application of the telescope to astronomy. He was able to prove Copernicusﾒ heliocentric model correct.
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Frederick the Great
(1712-1786), King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. Enlightened despot who enlarged Prussia by gaining land from Austria when Maria Theresa became Empress.
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Ford, Henry
(1863-1947) American Industrialist. Ford is best know for his innovations in the auto manufacturing industry. His company was the first to use an assembly line for production.
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Fleming, Alexander
(1881-1955) English scientist who, in 1928, observed that a mold called Penicillium killed germs. This discovery resulted in the development of antibiotics, which attack or weaken bacteria that cause many diseases. Antibiotics were not widely used until the 1940s.
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Ferdinand, Franz
(1863-1914) Archduke of Austria, nephew to the Emperor. He was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia in 1914. This resulted in the start of World War I.
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Ferdinand and Isabella
During the late 15th century, they became King and Queen of a united Spain after centuries of Islamic domination. Together, they made Spain a strong Christian nation and also provided funding to overseas exploration, notably Christopher Columbus.
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Euclid
(circa 300 BCE), Greek mathematician. Considered to be the father of modern geometry.
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Eratosthenes
(276?-196? BCE), Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who measured the circumference of the Earth. His measurement was only off by 15%.
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