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(Encyclopedia) VendéeVendéeväNdāˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 509,356), W France, on the Bay of Biscay, in Poitou. The offshore islands of Noirmoutier and Yeu are included in the department. Largely…Lowie, Robert Harry
(Encyclopedia) Lowie, Robert Harry, or Robert Heinrich LowieRobert Heinrich Lowielōˈē [key], 1883–1957, American anthropologist, b. Vienna, grad. College of the City of New York, 1901, Ph.D. Columbia…Rennes
(Encyclopedia) RennesRennesrĕn [key], city (1990 pop. 203,533), capital of Ille-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, at the junction of the Vilaine and Ille rivers. Rennes's many industrial products include…La Trémoille, Louis de
(Encyclopedia) La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Louis deLa Trémoille or La Trimouille, Louis delwē [key]La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Louis de də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēm&oomacr;ˈyə [key], 1460–1525,…Boudin, Eugène Louis
(Encyclopedia) Boudin, Eugène LouisBoudin, Eugène Louisözhĕnˈ lwē b&oomacr;dăNˈ [key], 1824–98, French painter. He began painting at 25 in Paris. His best-known paintings are beach scenes of…Biscay, Bay of
(Encyclopedia) Biscay, Bay ofBiscay, Bay ofbĭsˈkā [key], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, indenting the coast of W Europe from Ushant island (Île d'Ouessant) off Brittany, NW France, to Cape Ortegal, NW…Snyder, Gary
(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…Austin John MURPHY, Congress, PA (1927)
MURPHY Austin John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in North Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., June 17, 1927; attended the public elementary schools of New London, Conn.; graduated,…John Michael MURPHY, Congress, NY (1926)
MURPHY John Michael , a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., August 3, 1926; educated in public schools of New York City, La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale…John MURPHY, Congress, AL (1786-1841)
MURPHY John , a Representative from Alabama; born in Columbia, Robeson County, N.C., in 1786; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1808…Trending
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