"Truth may be found in the heart of a philosopher but seldom in the figures of a statistician; it is far too delicate a thing to be pinned down to columns of numbers on ruled paper."
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Pulitzer Prize winnersNovelists from the United StatesPeople from OhioAgronomistsCornell University alumni
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Louis Bromfield
Louis Bromfield (27 December 1896 – 18 March 1956) was an American author and conservationist who gained international recognition winning the Pulitzer Prize and pioneering innovative scientific farming concepts.
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