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What is Robert Baden-Powell the founder of?

Boy Scouts & Girl Guides. Robert Baden-Powell lived from 1857-1941.

Frederick Banting, a Canadian physiologist, was famous for being the co-discoverer of what?

insulin. Banting lived from 1891-1941.

Which of the following is a navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage?

William Baffin. Walter Baffin lived from 1584-1622. Today, Baffin Bay is named after him.

What nationality was Leon Bakst, a painter and stage designer who lived from 1866-1924?

Russian.

Which of these men collected plant and natural history specimens in Newfoundland and Labrador and went around the world with Captain James Cook?

Joseph Banks. Banks, an English botanist, lived from 1743-1820.

Which of these men was a leader in the movement in literary criticism known as New Humanism or Neohumanism?

Irving Babbitt. Irving Babbitt, a US educator and critic, lived from 1865-1933.

Which of these men was a Swiss theologian?

Karl Barth. Barth (1886-1968), initiated a radical change in Protestant thought by stressing the 'wholly otherness of God'.

Which of these men was a US poet and diplomat?

Joel Barlow. Barlow was a chaplain in the Revolutionary Army. He also established a weekly newspaper in Hartford, CT called 'American Mercury.' His most famous work is 'The Hasty Pudding,' a mock epic.

What occupation was held by Pio Baroja?

novelist. Baroja, who lived from 1872-1956, was considered the foremost Spanish novelist of his generation.

What occupation was held by John Baskerville?

printer. Baskerville, who lived from 1706-1775, is the creator of the Baskerville typeface.