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Malthus England : Economist Born : 1766 Died : 1834 Malthus was a great economist, known for his population control theory. He believed that nature maintains an ecological balance between human beings, animals and trees. Nature took steps to control one or the other factor; had there been any imbalance. Suppose, the human population stretches beyond the limits the Earth could hold, nature believes or correlates it to get...
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November 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
David Ricardo England : Economist Born : 1772 Died : 1823 Ricardo is considered to be an economist of the stature of giants like Adam Smith, Malthus, Marx, Marshal, Keynes and John Stuart Mill. He propounded the epoch-making revenue principle. Ricardo was born in a Jewish family in England in the year 1772. His father was a share broker. After his formal education in Commerce, Ricardo also joined the share...
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November 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Richard Hadlee New Zealand : Former World record holder Cricketer “Richard Hadlee” The person to have taken over 431 wickets in Test cricket, has reached the status of an institution. Not only that, he has scored more than 2,500 runs. He holds the supreme position amongst the fast bowlers and the prospect of his record being surpassed appears dim at the moment. Richard John Hadlee was born on July 3,...
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November 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Mazzini Italy : Founder of modern Italy Born : 1805 Died : 1882 If Italy is today a unified country, the credit goes to Mazzini who worked for its unification with single minded devotion. Italy was composed of small principalities always daring to fight each other. The patriot and visionary who dreamt about the unification of Italy as one political and geographical unit was born in 1805 at Genova...
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November 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Louis Braille France : Inventor of Braille script for the blind Born : 1809 Died : 1852 Louis Braille was born in France in the year 1809. His father made leather goods in a village near Paris. While playing, one day Louis hurt his eye with an implement used for stitching leather. After some time, his second eye also was blinded. He was only five when he became totally...
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November 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
John D Rockefeller America : A philanthropic industrialist Born : 1839 Died : 1937 John D. Rockefeller left imprint on the sands of time that can be emulated both by the poor and the rich. The poor can take heart that hard work would enable them to reach the top, while the rich would learn from his life that the money so earned should be put to use for...
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November 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Faiz Ahmad ‘Faiz’ Pakistan : A great Urdu poet Born : 1911 Died : 1984 The great Urdu poet `Faiz’ was born at Sialkot (Pakistan). He had his early education at Lahore. During 1942-47, he was in the information department of the Government of India. He was also a colonel in the Indian army. Married .o a Russian lady, Faiz lived up to the age of 73. The...
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November 17, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Jean-Paul Sartre France : Renowned philosopher-author Born : 1905 Died : 1980 Jean-Paul Sartre was a great intellectual who gave this world anew and j volatile philosophy. Sartre rejected all the established norms and was a rebel in thoughts and actions. As time passed, his thoughts became all the more revolutionary. He opposed wearing a tie and the system of marriage. During the Second World War, he worked as...
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November 17, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment