Author of the Tirukkural, the classic text of Tamil philosophy and ethics. The Tamil poet is commonly believed to have been born in the First Century BC in Madras (now called Chennai) in south eastern India.
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Tiruvalluvar
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Tiruvalluvar
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Dr. Keningale Robert Cook, LL.D
Keningale Robert Cook was born on 26 September 1845 in Smallbridge, Rochdale, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), a son of Robert Keningale Cook (1812-1891) and Ellen Cook née Nield (1823-1909). H...
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Hugo Manning
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N19, Holloway Road
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War dead | WW1
41 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
41 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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