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Edward Drinker Cope

Palaeontologist and comparative anatomy central to the Bone Wars

Did you know?His intense rivalry with Othniel Charles Marsh led to the discovery and naming of over one thousand dinosaur species.

Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, he distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science, publishing his first scientific paper at the age of 19.

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Age at death: 56
Years since death: 129

Born: July 28, 1840 · Philadelphia, United States
Died: April 12, 1897
Nationality: American
Known for: Science, Exploration

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Father: Alfred Cope
Spouse: Annie Pim Cope
Child: Julia Cope Collins

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1954–2013

Hugo Chávez

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1902–1994

Karl Popper

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1804–1872

Ludwig Feuerbach

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1929–1994

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States.

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1971–2019

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

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1930–2012

Neil Armstrong

NASA astronaut and commander of Apollo 11, the first person to walk on the Moon.

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b. 1961

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States and the first African American to hold the office.

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1769–1821

Napoleon

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1749–1832

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language.

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