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Also Known As Mikhail Semyonovich Tswett • Mikhail Semyonovich Tsvett
Born May 14, 1872 • Asti • Italy
Died June 26, 1919 (aged 47) • Voronezh • Russia
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Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet
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Emile Christian Hansen
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Zworykin, Vladimir
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Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovich
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Yuri Gagarin and Sergei Korolev
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Konstantin Feoktistov
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