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The person who knows only one religion does not know any religion.

Max Muller

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Max Muller
Age: 76 †
Born: 1823
Born: December 6
Died: 1900
Died: October 28
Educator
Historian
Historian Of Religion
Librarian
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Mythographer
Translator
University Teacher
Dessau-Rosslau
Friedrich Max Müller
F. M. M.
F. Max Müller
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