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Courland (lva)

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Courland ranks 13,752nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Owen Sound, Mitchelstown, and Tralee. Memorable people born in Courland include Oswald Schmiedeberg. Courland has been the birth place of many chemists. Courland is located in Latvia.

Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were formerly held by the same duke. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1838, Courland was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Oswald Schmiedeberg.

People Born in Courland

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Courland were chemists (1),  while most who died were .

Throughout history chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Courland, including Oswald Schmiedeberg.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Courland since 1700.