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Samuel_Smiles |
 | | Samuel Smiles (December 23, 1812 – April 16, 1904), was a Scottish author and reformer. |
| | Born in Haddington, Smiles was the eldest of eleven children. |
| | Smiles is best known today as the writer of books extolling virtues of self help, and biographies lauding the achievements of 'heroic' engineers. |
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