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Jouve, Pierre Jean (1887-1976)
Jäckh, Ernst (1875-1959)
Jōdai, Tano (1886-1982)
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Kazanjian, Leon (1889-1982)
Kieffer, Henri Louis Grandlienard (1878-1964)
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Kittle, Tina Buchanan (1872-1965)
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Kolb, Annette (1870-1967)
Koo, Vi Kyuin Wellington (1888-1985)
Kōra, Tomi Wada (1896-1993)
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Kubushiro, Ochimi (1882-1972)
Kōra, Tomi Wada (1896-1993)
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Landázuri, Elena (1880-1970)
Lape, Esther Everett (1881-1981)
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