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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath; a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Born as the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant girl, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice, spending his final years in France at the home given to him by King Francois I. (Quote from wikipedia.org)
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Emily Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913)
Emily Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (10 March 1861 - 7 March 1913), commonly known as E. Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson, was a Canadian writer and performer. She was born in Chiefswood, the family home built by her father on the Six Nations Indian Reserve outside of Brantford, Ontario and died in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pauline Johnson was the youngest of four children born to George Henry Martin Johnson (1816 - 1884), a Mohawk, and Emily Susanna Howells Johnson (1824-1898), an English woman.
Pauline Johnson is often remembered for her poems that celebrate her aboriginal heritage. One such poem is the frequently anthologized “The Song my Paddle Sings. (Quote from (Quote from wikipedia.org))
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Emily Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913)
Emily Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (10 March 1861 - 7 March 1913), commonly known as E. Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson, was a Canadian writer and performer. She was born in Chiefswood, the family home built by her father on the Six Nations Indian Reserve outside of Brantford, Ontario and died in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pauline Johnson was the youngest of four children born to George Henry Martin Johnson (1816 - 1884), a Mohawk, and Emily Susanna Howells Johnson (1824-1898), an English woman.
Pauline Johnson is often remembered for her poems that celebrate her aboriginal heritage. One such poem is the frequently anthologized “The Song my Paddle Sings. (Quote from (Quote from wikipedia.org))
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
http://www.forgottenbooks.org
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1606800353
- ISBN 13 9781606800355
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages52
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