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Stein

1. Gertrude. 1874--1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903--1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)

2. Heinrich Friedrich Carl , Baron Stein. 1757--1831, Prussian statesman, who contributed greatly to the modernization of Prussia and played a major role in the European coalition against Napoleon (1813--15)

3. Jock, real name John. 1922--85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965--78) and Scotland (1978--85)

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