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Nationality: German Type: Mathematician Born: August 26, 1728 Death: September 25, 1777 |
The first object of my endeavours was the means to become perfect and happy.
Johann Heinrich Lambert
I understood that the will could not be improved before the mind had been enlightened.
Johann Heinrich Lambert
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