Please answer this: Facts:   - known for: influenza pandemic influenza virus virus research ; reconstruction of the extinct 1918    - work institutions: mount sinai medical center    - field: microbiology      - name: adolfo garcía-sastre , ph.d. .    - alma mater: university of salamanca   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of adolfo garcía-sastre .
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Answer: adolfo garcía-sastre , ph.d. , is a professor of medicine and microbiology and co-director of the global health & emerging pathogens institute at the icahn school of medicine at mount sinai in new york city .his research into the biology of influenza viruses has been at the forefront of medical advances in epidemiology .garcía-sastre is the author of more than 200 publications .


Please answer this: Facts:   - emperor|name: ferdinand i and v    - burial place: imperial crypt    - succession: emperor of austria    - caption: portrait of kaiser ferdinand i , c. 1830      - image: kaiser ordensschmuck c1830.jpg ferdinand i von Österreich in ungarischer adjustierung mit    - death place: prague , kingdom of bohemia , austria-hungary    - religion: roman catholicism   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ferdinand i of austria .
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Answer: ferdinand i -lrb- 19 april 1793 -- 29 june 1875 -rrb- was emperor of austria , president of the german confederation , king of hungary and bohemia -lrb- as ferdinand v -rrb- , as well as associated dominions from the death of his father -lrb- francis ii , holy roman emperor -rrb- on 2 march 1835 , until his abdication after the revolutions of 1848 .he married maria anna of savoy , the sixth child of victor emmanuel i of sardinia .they had no issue .ferdinand was incapable of ruling his empire because of his mental deficiency , so his father , before he died , drafted a will promulgating that he consult archduke louis on every aspect of internal policy , and urged him to be influenced by prince metternich , austria 's foreign minister .he abdicated on december 2 , 1848 .he was succeeded by his nephew , francis joseph .following his abdication , he lived in hradčany palace , prague , until his death in 1875 .


Please answer this: Facts:   - birth name: joseph aloisius ratzinger    - predecessor: john paul ii      - birth date: 16 april 1927    - parents: joseph peintner -rrb- ratzinger , sr. and maria ratzinger -lrb- née    - consecrated by: josef stangl    - caption: benedict xvi in 2010    - term end: 28 february 2013    - created cardinal by: paul vi    - name: benedict xvi    - birth place: marktl , germany    - other: benedict    - previous post: archbishop -rrb- of munich and freising -lrb- 1977 -- 1982    - signature: pope benedict xvi signature.svg    - type: pope    - consecration: 28 may 1977    - successor: francis    - ordination: 29 june 1951    - nationality: german -lrb- with vatican citizenship -rrb-    - residence: mater ecclesiae monastery    - cardinal: 27 june 1977    - ordained by: michael von faulhaber    - term start: 19 april 2005    - coat of arms: bxvi coa like gfx piom.svg    - image: benedykt xvi -lrb- 2010-10-17 -rrb- 4.jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pope benedict xvi .
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pope benedict xvi -lrb- ; ; born joseph aloisius ratzinger ; ; on 16 april 1927 -rrb- served as pope of the catholic church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013 .benedict was elected on 19 april 2005 in a papal conclave following the death of pope john paul ii and was inaugurated on 24 april 2005 .ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native bavaria , ratzinger established himself as a highly regarded university theologian by the late 1950s and was appointed a full professor in 1958 .after a long career as an academic and professor of theology at several german universities , he was appointed archbishop of munich and freising and cardinal by pope paul vi in 1977 , an unusual promotion for someone with little pastoral experience .in 1981 , he settled in rome when he became prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith , one of the most important dicasteries of the roman curia .from 2002 until his election as pope , he was also dean of the college of cardinals , and as such , the `` primus inter pares '' among the cardinals .prior to becoming pope , he was `` a major figure on the vatican stage for a quarter of a century '' ; he had an influence `` second to none when it came to setting church priorities and directions '' as one of john paul ii 's closest confidants .he was originally a liberal theologian , but adopted conservative views after 1968 .his prolific writings defend traditional catholic doctrine and values .during his papacy , benedict xvi advocated a return to fundamental christian values to counter the increased secularisation of many western countries .he views relativism 's denial of objective truth , and the denial of moral truths in particular , as the central problem of the 21st century .he taught the importance of both the catholic church and an understanding of god 's redemptive love .pope benedict also revived a number of traditions , including elevating the tridentine mass to a more prominent position .he renewed the relationship between the catholic church and...