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Martin Van Buren (born Maarten Van Buren (1782 – 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841.

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Français : Maarten van Buren, dit Martin (1782 - 1862) est le 8ème président des États-Unis d'Amérique.
English: Martin Van Buren (born Maarten Van Buren (1782 – 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841.
Date between 1855 and 1858
date QS:P,+1855-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1855-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1858-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Mathew Benjamin Brady (1822–1896)  wikidata:Q187850 q:pl:Mathew B. Brady
 
Mathew Benjamin Brady
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Birth name: Mathew Brady Brady; M. B. Brady; Mathew B. Brady
Description American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist, journalist and war correspondent
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 15 January 1896 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York Edit this at Wikidata Manhattan Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 1844 until circa 1887
date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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New York City, Washington, D.C.
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