Baquet's Guide to the World's Classics: Statesman

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Francois Guizot, French Historian
(1787-1874)

Just the Facts:

Name: Francois Guizot
Birth: October 4, 1787, Nîmes, France
Death: September 12, 1874, Saint-Ouen-le-Pin, France
Language: French
Who he was: French historian, orator, and statesman prior to the Revolution of 1848; numerous works include A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times (6 Volumes); Memoirs
Included in lists (What's This?): GGB (+PGR 3)

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John C. Calhoun, American Statesman
(1782-1850)

Just the Facts:

Name: John C. Calhoun
Birth: March 18, 1782, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Death: March 31, 1850, Washington, D.C., USA
Language: English
Who he was: American statesman and political theorist; seventh Vice President of the United States. "The Concurrent Majority" lays out his most important idea; a 1837 speech in the U.S. Senate, "Slavery a Positive Good"
Included in lists (What's This?): GGB (+PGR 3)

Abraham Lincoln, American Statesman
(1809-1865)

Just the Facts:

Name: Abraham Lincoln
Birth: February 12, 1809, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA
Death: April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C., USA
Language: English
Who he was: American president; "House Divided" speech; "First Inaugural Address"; "The Gettysburg Address"; "Second Inaugural Address"
Included in lists (What's This?): GGB (+PGR 1, 2)

Alexander Hamilton, American Statesman
(c. 1756-1804)

Just the Facts:

Name: Alexander Hamilton
Birth: January 11, 1755 or 1757, Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Death: July 12, 1804, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American statesman; co-author of The Federalist Papers

Thomas Jefferson, American Statesman
(1743-1826)

Just the Facts:

Name: Thomas Jefferson
Birth: April 13, 1743, Shadwell, Virginia, USA
Death: July 4, 1826, Monticello, Virginia, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American statesman; The Declaration of Independence; Notes on the State of Virginia; The Jefferson Bible
Included in lists (What's This?): GGB (+PGR 1, 2); LRP

George Washington, American Statesman
(1732-1799)

Just the Facts:

Name: George Washington
Birth: February 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Death: December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American statesman; "First" and "Second Inaugural Addresses"; "Thanksgiving Proclamation"; "Newburgh Address"; "Farewell Address"
Included in lists (What's This?): GGB (+PGR 2)

Benjamin Franklin, American Polymath
(1706-1790)

Just the Facts:

Name: Benjamin Franklin
Birth: January 17, 1706, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Death: April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Language: Englsih
Who he was: American polymath; Autobiography; Poor Richard's Almanack
Included in lists (What's This?): GGB (+PGR 2); HC; GC

Winston Churchill, British Statesman and Writer
(1874-1965)

Just the Facts:

Name: Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
Known as: Winston Churchill
Birth: November 30, 1874, Blenheim Palace, England, UK
Death: January 24, 1965, London, England, UK
Language: English
Who he was: British statesman, historian, writer, and orator; The Second World War; A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

John Adams, American Statesman
(1735-1826)

Just the Facts:

Name: John Adams
Birth: October 30, 1735, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
Death: July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American lawyer, author, President; The Works of John Adams

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Theodore Roosevelt, American Statesman
(1858-1919)

Just the Facts:

Name: Theodore Roosevelt (Jr.)
Birth: October 27, 1858, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Death: January 6, 1919, Sagamore Hill, Town of Oyster Bay, New York, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American president and writer; The Naval War of 1812; The Rough Riders; The Winning of the West
Included in lists (What's This?): SW

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Thomas More, English Author and Statesman
(1478-1535)

by Hans Holbein, the Younger

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Birth: February 7, 1478, City of London, UK
Death: July 6, 1535, London, UK
Language: Latin; English
Who he was: English author and statesman; Utopia; History of King Richard III
Included in lists (What's This?): HC; Bloom

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Vaclav Havel, Czech Philosopher and Statesman
(1936-2011)

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Name: Vaclav Havel
Birth: October 5, 1936, Prague, Czech Republic
Death: December 18, 2011, Vlcice, Czech Republic
Language: Czech
Who he was: Czech writer, philosopher, political dissident, and statesman who wrote The Garden Party and The Memorandum
Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom

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