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Name:
Ayn Rand
Born: Alissa Rosenbaum
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Born: February 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: March 6, 1982
Biography:
Ayn Rand, born Alissa Rosenbaum, was a Russian-American novelist and philosopher who
developed the philosophy of objectivism in both fiction and non-fiction works of hers.
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