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TCHAIKOVSKY
Peter Ilyich, 1840-1893, (epilepsy),
First Russian composer whose music became part of the standard concert
program in Western Europe. Known for classical ballet scores Swan
Lake 1877. Nutcracker Suite l892, Sleeping Beauty
1889.
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TEN
BROEK Jocobus, 1911-1968, (visual impairment),
He lost his sight in a bow and arrow accident due to a boyhood accident.
He earned a doctorate in law. Taught law at the University of Chicago.
He started the National Federation of the Blind. He said discriminating
against people with visual impairments was a violation of their rights
as guaranteed in the United State Constitution. Wrote many books. He
was also recognized as a national authority in the field of constitutional
law.
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TENNYSON
Lord Alfred, 1809-1892, (epilepsy),
Was a spokesman for the values of the Victorian age and its most famous
poet. He was made a peer in 1884, taking his seat in the House of Lords
as the first Baron Tennyson. His first published volume was Poems, Chiefly
Lyrical 1830. Few poets have produced masterpieces in so many different
poetic styles. His verses expresses in readily comprehensible terms
the Victorian feeling for order and harmony.
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TESLA
Nicola, 1856-1943, (speech impairment)(mental disorder),
Electrical engineer, is generally recognized as the inventor of the
induction motor. Was born in Smiljan Croatia. This genius had obsessive
compulsive disorder.
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TILLIS
Mel, 1932-present, (speech impairment),
American county music singer and song writer. Includes stuttering problems
as part of his act. Has written over 450 songs. CMA entertainer of the
Year 1976.
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TOLSTOY
Leo, 1828-1910, (mental disorder),
Author of War and Peace, he revealed the extent of his own mental illness
in My Confession. Count Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the
greatest figures of world literature, was a major influence on late
19th century Russian philosophical theory.
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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Henri de, 1864-1901, (physical impairment),
He was born Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec Montfa. A great
artist and who suffered from a degenerative bone condition. Well known
for his French posters. Most popular poster is the Moulin Rouge.
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TUBMAN
Harriet, 1820-1913, (epilepsy),
Rescuer of slaves during the American Civil War through establishment
of an �underground railroad'. Her epilepsy was due to a blow to the
head at age 13 from an overseer. After the Civil War she founded the
Harriet Tubman home for Indigent Aged Negroes.
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