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Who Was Who: 5000 B.C. to Date

by Irwin L. Gordon

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Q(9)

(9) Ed. Note: The editor apologizes for the few Q’s who have been famous.

QUIETUS, Fluvius, of Rome. Always put his name to everything when he came around.

QUIXOTE, Don, famous knight-errant of Spain. Made some desperate conquests for his lady-love, and was defeated by a windmill. In all his defeats, however, he showed to the world that a laugh cuts deeper than a sword, and that satire would kill where a lance could not penetrate. The word quixotic is used to his commemoration.

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