Laurent Gouvion Saint Cyr
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Luis De Granada
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Marguerite Elie Guadet
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Marie Josephine Louise Gontaut
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Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat
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Marie Madeleine Guimard
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Marie Nicolas Sylvestre Guillon
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Mathias Grunewald
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Matthew Green
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Mrs Grundy
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Nathanael Greene
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Nehemiah Grew
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Nicholas Grimald Or Grimoald
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Niel Gow
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Olindo Guerrini
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Or Gradus Ad Parnassum
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Peder Griffenfeldt
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Richard Gough
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Sir James Robert George
Graham, Sir James Robert George, Bart. (1792-1861), British Statesman, Son Of Sir James Graham And Lady Catherine Stewart, Daughter Of John, 7th Earl Of Galloway, Was Born On June 1, 1792 At Naworth, Cumberland. He Was Edu Cated At Dalston, Westminster School And Christ Church, Oxford (1810-12) . He Sat ...
Sir John Eldon Gorst
Gorst, Sir John Eldon (1835-1916), English States Man, Was Born At Preston, The Son Of Edward Chaddock Gorst, Who Took The Name Of Lowndes On Succeeding To The Family Es Tate In 1853. He Graduated Third Wrangler From St. John's College, Cambridge, In 1857, And Was Admitted To A Fellowship. ...
Sir John Goss
Goss, Sir John (1800-188o), English Composer, Was Born At Fareham, On Dec. 27, I800. His Church Music Includes Some Admirable Compositions, Such As The Anthems "0 Taste And See," "0 Saviour Of The World," And Others ; And In The History Of The Glee He Has Also An Honoured Place. ...
Sir John Watson Gordon
Gordon, Sir John Watson Scottish Portrait Painter, Born In Edinburgh, Was The Son Of Captain Wat Son R.n. ; He Began To Exhibit In 1808. After The Death Of Sir Henry Raeburn In 1823, He Succeeded To Much Of His Practice. He Assumed In 1826 The Name Of Gordon. One ...
Sir Lepel Henry Griffin
Griffin, Sir Lepel Henry Anglo Indian Administrator, Was Born At Watford, Herts, On July 20, 1838. He Was Educated At Brighton And Harrow, And In Entered The Indian Civil Service, Being Appointed Assistant Com Missioner In The Punjab On Nov. 17, 186o, And Permanent Chief Secretary Of The Punjab In ...
Sir Lomer Gouin
Gouin, Sir Lomer, Kt. 1908, K.c.m.g., 1913 (1861 1929), Canadian Politician, Was Born At Grondines, Quebec, On March 19, 186r. Educated At Laval And Mcgill Universities, He Was Called To The Bar In 1884, And Became Q.c. In 1900. In 1897 He Was Elected To The Quebec Legislature And From ...
Sir Patrick Grant
Grant, Sir Patrick (1804-1895), British Field Marshal, Second Son Of Major John Grant, Was Born On Sept. 11, 1804, At Auchterblair, Inverness-shire. He Entered The Bengal Native Infantry In 1820 And Became Captain In 1832. He Served In Oudh From 1834-38 And Raised The Hariana Light Infantry. He Became Adjutant-general ...
Sir Richard Grenville Or
Grenville Or Greynvile, Sir Richard (c. British Naval Commander, Was Born Of An Old Cornish Family About 1541. His Grandfather, Sir Richard, Had Been Mar Shal Of Calais In The Time Of Henry Viii., And His Father Com Manded And Was Lost In The "mary Rose" In 1545. In 1585 ...
Sir Richard John Griffith
Griffith, Sir Richard John Irish Geologist, Was Born In Dublin On Sept. 20, 1784. In 1809 He Was Appointed By The Irish Commissioners To Inquire Into The Nature And Extent Of The Bogs In Ireland, And The Means Of Improving Them. In 1812 He Was Elected Professor Of Geology And ...
Sir Samuel Walker Griffith
Griffith, Sir Samuel Walker Australian Lawyer And Statesman, Was Born At Merthyr Tydfil On June 21, 1845, The Son Of The Rev. Edward Griffith, Afterwards Of Brisbane. He Was Educated At The University Of Sydney. In 1867 He Was Called To The Bar In Queensland, New South Wales And Victoria. ...