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Emile LA SÉRE, Congress, LA (1802-1882)
LA SÉRE Emile , a Representative from Louisiana; born on the island of Santo Domingo in 1802; moved with his parents to New Orleans, La., about 1805; completed preparatory studies; employed as…Jooss, Kurt
(Encyclopedia) Jooss, KurtJooss, Kurtk&oobreve;rt yōs [key], 1901–79, German dancer, producer, and choreographer. Jooss was a student of Rudolf von Laban and was influenced by Émile Jacques-…norm
(Encyclopedia) norm, authoritative rule or standard by which something is judged and on that basis approved or disapproved. Examples of norms include standards of right and wrong, beauty and ugliness…Maurois, André
(Encyclopedia) Maurois, AndréMaurois, AndréäNdrāˈ mōrwäˈ [key], 1885–1967, French biographer, novelist, and essayist. His name was originally Émile Herzog. His first work, The Silence of Colonel…Vidocq, Eugène François
(Encyclopedia) Vidocq, Eugène FrançoisVidocq, Eugène Françoisûzhĕnˈ fräNswäˈ vēdôkˈ [key], 1775–1857, French detective. After a career of crime for which he had been imprisoned, he joined the Paris…Muni, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Muni, PaulMuni, Paulmy&oomacr;ˈnē [key], 1895–1967, American actor, b. Austria, whose original name was Muni Weisenfreund. His parents brought him to the United States in 1902 and…Pierre Emil George SALINGER, Congress, CA (1925-2004)
Senate Years of Service: 1964-1964 Party: Democrat SALINGER Pierre Emil George , a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., June 14, 1925; attended San Francisco State College 1942-…Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von
(Encyclopedia) Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonSchelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm yōˈzĕf fən shĕˈlĭng [key], 1775–1854, German philosopher. After theological study at…Halprin, Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009, American landscape architect and urban designer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Cornell Univ (B.S., 1939), Univ. of…Tulsa
(Encyclopedia) Tulsa Tulsa tŭlˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 413,066), seat of Tulsa co., NE Okla., on the…Trending
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