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Also Known As Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum
Born February 2, 1905 • St. Petersburg • Russia
Died March 6, 1982 (aged 77) • New York City • United States
Notable Works “Atlas Shrugged” • “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal” • “Ideal” • “The Fountainhead” • “The Virtue of Selfishness” • “We, the Living”

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