Carl Frederick Falkenberg, (4 February 1897 – 7 October 1980) was a Canadian

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, credited with 17 aerial victories. Falkenberg was a personal friend of Canadian Prime Minister

Lester B. Pearson Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian scholar, statesman, diplomat, and politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario (now part of ...

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Carl Frederick Carlton Frederick, better known as Carl Frederick, or Frithrik, is a science fiction author, theoretical physicist, and American business man living in Ithaca, New York. He has written numerous short stories that have appeared in '' Analog Sci ...

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