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KOSCIUSZKO, THADDEUS (1746-1817), a Polish patriot. 



KOSSUTH, LAJOS (1802-1894), a Hungarian patriot, son of a 

 lawyer. 



KOTZEBUE, AUGUST FRIEDRICH FERDINAND VON 

 (1761-1819), a German dramatist. He had distinguished sons Otto 

 [26], Moritz [28], Paul [40], William [52], and Alexander [54]. 



LAFAYETTE, MARIE JEAN PAUL ROCH YVES GILBERT 

 MOTIER (1757-1834) [24?], a French general in the American revo- 

 lutionary war. His father was killed in battle at the age of 25. La- 

 fayette married at the age of 16. 



LAMARCK, JEAN BAPTISTE PIERRE ANTOINE DE MO- 

 NET DE (1744-1829) [42], a French zoologist, botanist and palaeon- 

 tologist, founder of evolution. Considered by Huxley and Haeckel to 

 have been clearer headed than Cuvier. He was son of Jacques Pierre 

 de Monet (1702-1760) [(no-f x)-=-2], who was grandson of the 

 Etienne de Monet who bought an estate in 1592. 



LAMARTINE, ALPHONSE MARIE LOUIS DE (1790-1869), 

 a French poet. 



LAMB, CHARLES (1775-1834), an English author, son of John 

 Lamb, a poet. The elder brother of Charles was born in 1763. 



LAMENNAIS, HUGUES FELICITE ROBERT DE (1782- 

 1854), a French author, fourth of six children of Pierre Louis Robert 

 Lamennais, a merchant and ship owner. His mother died in 1787. 



LANDSEER, SIR EDWIN (1803-1873) [34], an English painter, 

 youngest son of John Landseer (1769-1852), an engraver. The elder 

 sons were artists. 



LAO-TSE, a Chinese moral and ethical philosopher, a contempor- 

 ary of Confucius. His teachings were of the mildest and most gentle 

 character and more nearly resembled those of Jesus than did the teach- 

 ings of any other person. His father did not marry until 70 years of 

 age. 



LAPLACE, PIERRE SIMON (1749-1827), a French astronomer 

 and mathematician of humble origin. 



