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Quebec, University of
(Encyclopedia) Quebec, University of, administrative center at Sainte Foy, Que., Canada; provincially supported; French language; founded 1968. Its largest campus is at Montreal and there are also…Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foy
(Encyclopedia) Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de FoySuzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foymärk ôrĕlˈ də fwä süzôrˈ-kōtāˈ [key], 1869–1937, Canadian painter and sculptor, b. Quebec prov. He studied in Paris in the…MacKenzie, Gisele
(Marie Marguerite Louise Gisele LaFleche) singer, actressBirthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaBorn: 1/10/27Mackenzie
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, river, c.1,120 mi (1,800 km) long, issuing from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Arctic Ocean through a great delta. Between…Foy, Eddie, Jr.
dancer, actorBirthplace: New Rochelle, N.Y.Born: 1905Died: 1983Mackenzie, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Sir William, 1849–1923, Canadian railroad builder and financier, b. Ontario. In the early 1870s he became a railroad contractor. He constructed portions of the Canadian…Mackenzie, William Lyon
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, William Lyon, 1795–1861, Canadian journalist and insurgent leader, b. Scotland; grandfather of William Lyon Mackenzie King. Emigrating to Upper Canada in 1820, he published…Mackenzie King, William Lyon
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie King, William Lyon: see King, William Lyon Mackenzie.Arctic Red River
(Encyclopedia) Arctic Red River, c.310 mi (500 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts. of W Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Mackenzie River. At its mouth are a post of…Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, Canadian fur trader and explorer
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, 1764?–1820, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. His family took him to the colony of New York in 1774, and later he was sent to Canada. He entered…