Fiske


[fisk] /fɪsk/

noun
1.
John (Edmund Fisk Green; John Fisk) 1842–1901, U.S. philosopher and historian.
2.
Minnie Maddern
[mad-ern] /ˈmæd ərn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Augusta Davey) 1865–1932, U.S. actress.

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