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George Earl OnslowGEORGE, first earl of ONSLOW statesman (do not confuse with George Onslow born that same year) Date: 1731 - 1814
Frustrating an Attempt to Disorganise LondonSixth column strategy: Disguised as Gothic pinnacles the famous clock, Big Ben is being altered by an odd contraption, to confuse the general public. Date: 1940
Retreating Belgian soldier obliterating signpost names to confuse the invading enemy during the early stages of the First World War. 1914
John Kemp StarleyJOHN KEMP STARLEY inventor of the safety bicycle [do not confuse with James Starley who invented spoked bicycle wheels !) Date: 1855 - 1901
Charles RobinsonCHARLES ROBINSON artist, known for his illustrations to Salas America revisited. (do not confuse with Charles H Robinson, also an illustrator) Date: 1840 - 1881
Willy Hess, MusicianWILLY HESS German violinist, associated with Joachim etc. [Do not confuse with other musical people of the same name.] Date: 1859 - 1939
Sir John Eldon GorstSIR JOHN ELDON GORST lawyer and statesman (do not confuse with his son, who bore the same name) Date: 1835 - 1916
Sidney Godolphin, PoetSIDNEY GODOLPHIN English royalist and poet. (Do not confuse with others of the same name !) Date: 1610 - 1643
Johann Mantzer FischartJOHANN (MENTZER) FISCHART German jurist and philosopher [Do not confuse with his contemporary of the same name) Date: 1545 - 1614
Johann Fischart, SatiristJOHANN FISCHART (or Fischard) German satirist [Do not confuse with his contemporary of the same name) Date: 1545 - 1591
James Curry, MedicalJAMES CURRY : medical, lecturer on the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Guys Hospital, London : [do not confuse with James Currie, a medical contemporary] Date: flourished 1819
Georg KmetyGEORG KMETY (known as Ismail Pasha) Hungarian soldier in the Turkish service, receiving an ornamental pipe (Warning : do not confuse with Ismail Pasha the Khedive) Date: 1810 - 1865
Mount Jefferson, OregonCavalry camp on the plain below Mount Jefferson, in the Cascade range, Oregon. (Do not confuse with other mountains of the same name) Date: 1857
Pier Paolo VergerioPIER PAOLO VERGERIO Italian jurist, antiquary, bishop, protestant convert etc Do not confuse with the historian of the same name Date: 1498 - 1565
Robert SouthwellROBERT SOUTHWELL Statesman, Master of the Rolls (do not confuse with his near- contemporary, the poet) Date: ? - 1559
Johann SchenckJOHANN SCHENCK German-Dutch musician whose compositions inspired Bachs cello pieces. [Do not confuse with 18th century Austrian, same name] Date: 1660 - 1712
Jean-Baptiste RousseauJEAN-BAPTISTE ROUSSEAU French writer [do not confuse with Jean- Jacques R.] Date: 1670 - 1741
JOHN ROGERS (1500-1555)JOHN ROGERS Protestant churchman and martyr [do not confuse with other churchmen of the same name] Date: 1500 - 1555
Richard QuainRICHARD QUAIN anatomist [Do not confuse with Sir Richard Quain] Date: 1800 - 1887
Polidoro CaldaraPOLIDORO CALDARA da Caravaggio Italian artist [do not confuse with THE Caravaggio !] Date: 1495 - 1543
Stephane PannemakerSTEPHANE PANNEMAKER French illustrator and engraver, member of a family of artists (don t confuse him with any of his relatives !) Date: 1847 - 1930
George OnslowGEORGE ONSLOW statesman, whose speeches in the Commons won him ridicule more often than respect. (do not confuse with George earl of Onslow born same year) Date: 1731 - 1792
Mendelssohns WifeCecile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud, wife of Mendelssohn and mother of his five children. [Do not confuse with his sister Fanny, also named Cecile] Date: 1830s
Sebastien Leclerc, ArtistSEBASTIEN LECLERC French artist : do not confuse with the engraver of the same name, born 1637. Date: 1684 - 1767
Sebastien LeclercSEBASTIEN LECLERC French engraver : do not confuse with the painter of the same name, born 1684. Date: 1637 - 1714
Johann HeusingerJOHANN CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH HEUSINGER German churchman [Do not confuse with others with similar names] Date: ? - 1789
Sir Charles HardyAdmiral SIR CHARLES HARDY (the younger) British naval commander (Do not confuse with other naval officers of the same name) Date: 1716 - 1780
Canada St Johns NbDistant view of the town. [Do not confuse with St John s, Newfoundland]
Canada St Johns NflandGeneral view of the harbour. [Do not confuse with St John s, New Brunswick]
Adolf Van VoorstADOLF VAN VOORST (known as Vorstius) Dutch physician and botanist, professor at Louvain. [Do not confuse with his contemporary Aelius Everard v V.]
Alexandre BrongniartALEXANDRE BRONGNIART French scientist. (Do not confuse with his contemporary, Alexandre Theodore B, architect)
Jean Bart WarshipFrench battleship, named after a French admiral of the 17th century, seen in the background. (Do not confuse with other ships bearing this name)
Benbow WarshipBritish warship which takes part in the battle of Jutland, 1915 (Do not confuse with earlier ships of the same name)
Coronis (Ma Aesculapius)Coronis, mother of Aesculapius, is slain by Apollo on account of her infidelity (don t confuse Coronises)
Israel Caesarea PhilippiIn the Golam Heights, the main source of the river Jordan and the rock referred to by Jesus as the Churchs foundation. [Do not confuse with Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast]
Coronis (Crow)Coronis, daughter of Coronaeus king of Phocis, flees from amorous Poseidon/Neptune, and is saved by being turned into a crow by Athene (don t confuse Coronises)
Philip the DeaconST PHILIP THE DEACON on the road between Jerusalem and Gaza he baptises a eunuch, treasurer of the Queen of Ethiopia. [Do not confuse with Philip the Apostle.)
Francisco Borgia (Later)FRANCISCO DE BORJA (BORGIA) Noble of Spanish branch of the family, Viceroy in Peru, poet. (Do not confuse with Jesuit saint Francisco Borgia)
Ermolao Barbaro (Venice)ERMOLAO BARBARO of Venice Italian scholar, translator of Aristotle (Do not confuse with his contemporary E.B. bishop of Verona, translator of Aesop.)
Sir Robert SouthwellSIR ROBERT SOUTHWELL naval commander, opposed the Armada and attacked Cadiz. with his autograph [Do not confuse with others of the same name]
American Elk (Bewick)Just to confuse us all, this is neither the European Elk nor the American Moose, but seems to belong to a distinct species, and is probably the Elk or Orignal of Canada
