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Desaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Desaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles AntoineDesaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles Antoinelwē shärl äNtwänˈ dəsāˈ də vāg&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1768–1800, French general in the French Revolutionary…Trianon
(Encyclopedia) TrianonTrianontrēänôNˈ [key], two small châteaux in the park of Versailles, Seine-et-Oise dept., N France. The Grand Trianon was built by J. H. Mansart in 1687 for Louis XIV; Napoleon…Bodmer, Johann Jakob
(Encyclopedia) Bodmer, Johann JakobBodmer, Johann Jakobyōˈhän yäˈkôp bōdˈmər [key], 1698–1783, Swiss critic, poet, and editor. He translated Milton's Paradise Lost and Middle High German poetry.…Madeleine
(Encyclopedia) MadeleineMadeleinemădˈəlĭn, Fr. mädlĕnˈ [key] [Fr.,=Magdalen, i.e., Mary Magdalen], large church of Paris, in the Place de la Madeleine. It was originally planned by J. A. Gabriel as a…Lewis, Clarence Irving
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Clarence Irving, 1883–1964, American philosopher, b. Stoneham, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1906; Ph.D., 1910). After teaching (1911–20) at the Univ. of California, he was…Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulême
(Encyclopedia) Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'AngoulêmeLouise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulêmedüshĕsˈ däNg&oomacr;lĕmˈ [key], 1476–1531, regent of France; daughter of Duke Philip II of Savoy and…Sorel, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Sorel, GeorgesSorel, Georgeszhôrzh [key]Sorel, Georges sôrĕlˈ [key], 1847–1922, French social philosopher. An engineer before he devoted himself to writing, Sorel found in the…cowboys
(Encyclopedia) cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. Their opposite…Grace, princess consort of Monaco
(Encyclopedia) Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951. Cool, blonde, and…Beatles, The
(Encyclopedia) Beatles, The, English rock music group formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. The members were John (Winston) Lennon, 1940–80, guitar and harmonica; (James) Paul McCartney,…Trending
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