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Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf; also known as Wolfius; ennobled as: Christian Freiherr von Wolff; 24 January 1679 – 9 April 1754) was a German philosopher.He was the most eminent […]

María Elena Velasco Fragoso (born December 17 1940) is a Mexican actress comedian singer-songwriter dancer screenwriter film producer and one of Mexico’s few major female film directors. Best known for […]

Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Илью́шин; 30 March [O.S. 18 March] 1894 – February 9 1977) was a Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau.

Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was an influential German philosopher literary figure socialite and the younger brother of poet Johann Georg Jacobi. He is notable […]

Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara better known as Fa Ngum (Laotian: ຝ້າງູ່ມ [fȁːŋum]; 1316 – 1393 born in Muang Sua died in […]

Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born 14 June 1979) is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He was the highest ranked men’s singles player from Thailand and Asia in […]

Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (Wylie: Chos rgyam Drung pa; February 28 1939 – April 4 1987) was a Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages the […]

Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; RTGS: Phumiphon Adunyadet; pronounced [pʰuːmípʰōn ʔàdūnjādèːt] ; see full title below; born 5 December 1927) is the reigning King of Thailand. He is known as Rama […]

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (Thai: สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์ alternatively spelled Dhanarajata) (June 16 1908 – December 8 1963) was a Thai career soldier who staged a coup in 1957 thereafter serving […]

Prince Souvanna Phouma (7 October 1901 – January 10 1984) was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times from 1951–1954 1956–1958 […]