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Pope of the Catholic Church from 1144 to 1145

Lucius II

Pope Lucius II, born Gherardo Caccianemici dal Orso, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1144 to his death in 1145.

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Pope of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185 (1110–1185)

Lucius III

Pope Lucius III was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 1181 until his death in 1185.

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1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher

Lucretius

Titus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher.

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Italian poet (1474–1533)

Ludovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet.

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German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)

Ludwig Feuerbach

Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach was a German philosopher and anthropologist who was a leading figure among the Young Hegelians.

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Austrian-American economist (1881–1973)

Ludwig von Mises

Ludwig Heinrich von Mises was an Austrian and American political economist and philosopher of the Austrian school.

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Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer and poet (1867-1936)

Luigi Pirandello

Luigi Pirandello was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer most noted for his plays.

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16th-century Portuguese poet

Luís de Camões

Luís Vaz de Camões, sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, was a Portuguese poet, considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet.

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One of the four evangelists

Luke the Evangelist

Luke the Evangelist was one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels.

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