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Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur or Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (French: "National Order of the Legion of Honour") is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on 19 May 1802. The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five various...
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| 1920 | Gabriel Fauré |
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Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher. He was the foremost French composer of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers. His harmonic and melodic...
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| Merce Cunningham |
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Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant garde for more than fifty years. Throughout much of his life, Cunningham was considered one of...
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| Pierre Bergé |
Pierre Bergé (born November 14, 1930) is a French industrialist and patron. He is perhaps best known as the co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House and lifelong partner of Fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent.
He was born at in Oléron (Charente...
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| Christine Lagarde |
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Christine Lagarde is the current Minister of economy, finance and employment of France. She is the first woman who holds this position and she just recently entered government in 2005. Previously awarded with the Légion d'honneur, she is also...
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| Raj Reddy |
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Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy (born June 13, 1937) is one of the early pioneers in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for over 40 years. He was the founding...
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| Luis Federico Leloir |
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Luis Federico Leloir (September 6, 1906 – December 2, 1987) was an Argentine doctor and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was the first Spanish-speaking scientist to ever receive the award. Although born in France, Leloir...
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| Louis Cukela |
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Louis Cukela, born Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela, (Croatian: Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela, pronounced "luyo chukela"; May 1, 1888 – March 19, 1956) was a United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-time recipients of the Medal of Honor. Cukela was awarded...
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| Edmund Phelps |
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Edmund Strother Phelps, Jr. (born July 26, 1933) is an American economist and the winner of the 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Early in his career he became renowned for his research at Yale's Cowles Foundation in the first half of...
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| Mar 20, 2008 | Festus Mogae |
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Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a former President of Botswana, having served from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was reelected in October 2004; after ten years in office, he stepped down in 2008...
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| Nancy Wake |
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Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM (born 30 August 1912) served as a British agent during the later part of World War II. She became a leading figure in the maquis groups of the French Resistance and became one of the Allies' most decorated...
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| John Pershing |
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General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing, Honorary GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was a general officer in the United States Army. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in his own lifetime to the highest rank ever held in the United...
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| Victor Fortune |
Major-General Sir Victor Morven Fortune KBE, CB, DSO (21 August 1883 – 2 January 1949) was a British Army officer who commanded the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division during the Battle of France. He was captured during the battle and spent the...
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