I. Ste‧ven‧son, Ad‧lai /ˈstiːvənsən, ˈædlaɪ/
(1900–65) a US politician in the Democratic Party who competed in the elections for President in 1952 and 1956, but was beaten by Eisenhower both times. He helped to establish the UN (=United Nations) in 1946, and was the US delegate (=elected representative) to the UN from 1961 to 1965.

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II. Stevenson, Rob‧ert Lou‧is /ˈrɒbət ˈluːi $ ˈrɑːbərt-/
(1850–94) a Scottish writer whose books Treasure Island and Kidnapped are among the best-known adventure stories in English. He also wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⇒ Jekyll and Hyde

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