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William Huggins
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William Huggins

Artist · born February 7, 1824 · died 1910

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Sir William Huggins was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife, Margaret.

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  1. ~42Received the Royal Medal1866
  2. ~56Received the Rumford Medal1880
  3. ~61Received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1885
  4. ~74Received the Copley Medal1898
  5. ~77Received the Henry Draper Medal1901
  6. ~80Received the Bruce Medal1904

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1812–1870 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

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Ashton Kutcher

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1978 · United States

Christopher Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, film producer and investor. His accolades include a People's Choice Award and fifteen Teen Choice Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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1906–1967 · People's Republic of China

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