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  • 21Cork Street (London) — A view of Burlington House in the 1690s. Cork Street now runs away from the back of the house on the left hand side …

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  • 22Dandyismus — Dan|dy|ịs|mus, der; [engl. dandyism] (bildungsspr.): (in der Mitte des 18. Jh.s in England entstandener u. später auch in Frankreich aufgekommener) Lebensstil, für den Exklusivität in Kleidung u. Lebensführung, ein geistreich zynischer… …

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  • 23Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton — Infobox Person name = Edward Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1803|5|25|mf=y birth place = London death date = death date and age|1873|1|18|1803|5|25|mf=y death place = occupation = Novelist… …

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  • 24Pashtun people — Pashtuns پښتانه Paṣ̌tun …

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  • 25Montparnasse — Rue de Rennes, in the background the Tour Montparnasse Montparnasse (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃paʁnas]) is an area of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue… …

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  • 26Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly — (November 2, 1808 ndash; April 23, 1889), was a French novelist and short story writer. He specialised in mystery tales that explored hidden motivation and hinted at evil without ever crossing the line into the supernatural. He had a decisive… …

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  • 27Kazumi Watanabe — (渡辺香津美) was born on October 14, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a jazz fusion and instrumental rock guitarist and composer. He has been chosen Best Jazzman 24 times in a row by Swing Journal s annual poll. Similar jazz performers are Jamaaladeen… …

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  • 28Eugène Delacroix — The title of this article contains the character è. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Eugene Delacroix. Eugène Delacroix Eugène Delacroix (portrait by …

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  • 29Jean Lorrain — (August 29, 1855 June 30, 1906), born Paul Duval, was a French poet and novelist of the Symbolist school.Lorrain was a dedicated disciple of dandyism, and (for the times) openly gay. Lorrain wrote a number of collections of verse, including La… …

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  • 30Staff of office — A staff of office is a staff, the carrying of which often denotes an official s position, a social rank or a degree of social prestige.Church sidesmen or dodsmen bear sticks or rods or wands of office; bishops may wield their croziers or crooks;… …

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