#1Science & Medicine
Elsie Spicer Eells
1880–1963American researcher, writer
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Elsie Spicer Eells came into the world in 1880. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 5 languages. 1,287 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record.

#1American researcher, writer
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