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The Education of Henry Adams · Character

Thomas Babington Macaulay

British historian and politician.

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Also known as Macaulay, Lord Macaulay

First appearance: xii eccentricity 1863

Thomas Babington Macaulay first appears in 0014 xii eccentricity 1863.

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