Знаменитые люди страны изучаемого языка

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Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh professional footballer.

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John Tosha с k is a Welsh former professional football player and manager.

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Ant h ony Hopkins is a Welsh actor and producer.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress.

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Robert burns (1759 – 1796) Born Alloway, Burns was a romantic poet, considered the National Poet of Scotland. Burns often based his poetry on traditional folk songs. He wrote ‘Auld Lang Syne‘.

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Sir walter scott (1771 – 1832) Born in Edinburgh, Scott was a historical novelist, playwright, and poet associated with the romantic era. Notable works include Ivanhoe , Rob Roy , The Lady of the Lake , and Waverley . Scott was also a member of the Highland Society and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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Sir Arthur conan doyle (1859 – 1930) Born Edinburgh, Doyle was an author of historical novels and plays. Most famous for his short stories about the detective – Sherlock Holmes, such as The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) and Sign of Four (1890).

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j. k. rowling (1965 – ) Author of the Harry Potter Series – which has become the best-selling book series of all time. Her first book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997). Rowling has also published adult fiction, such as The Casual Vacancy (2012) and The Cuckoo’s Calling (2013)

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James Maxwell (1831-1879) Physicist, born Edinburgh. Maxwell made a significant contribution to understanding electro-magnetism. His research in electricity and kinetics laid the foundation for quantum physics.

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Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) Born Darvel , East Ayrshire. Biologist, pharmacologist and botanist who discovered penicillin. Later shared Nobel Prize in Medicine (1945) with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.

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Robert the Bruce (1274 – 1329) Born north of Girvan in Ayrshire. King of Scots (1309-1329). Leader of the revolt against English rule during wars of Scottish independence.

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John Logie Baird (1888 – 1946) Born Helensburgh, in Argyll and Bute. Baird was an engineer and inventor, who demonstrated the first televised moving objects and later colour tv.

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William Wallace (13th Century) Born Elderslie , Renfrewshire. Scottish independence leader during the war of Scottish independence. Defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297.