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The lives of great men are like legends-difficult but beautiful.

Janusz Korczak

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Janusz Korczak
Age: 64 †
Born: 1878
Born: July 22
Died: 1942
Died: August 7
Educator
Pedagogue
Pediatrician
Physician
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Warszawa
Henryk Goldszmit
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Dare to dream... something will always come of it
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