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Oberlin, Jean Frédéric
(Encyclopedia) Oberlin, Jean FrédéricOberlin, Jean FrédériczhäN frādārēkˈ ôbĕrlăNˈ [key], 1740–1826, Alsatian Lutheran clergyman. He was appointed in 1767 to a pastorate in Ban-de-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin…Ingelow, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Ingelow, JeanIngelow, Jeanĭnˈjəlō [key], 1820–97, English author. Her poems are characterized by religious introspection and an intimate knowledge of nature. Among her best-known poems…Rhys, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Rhys, JeanRhys, Jeanrēs [key], pseud. of Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams, 1894–1979, English novelist, b. Dominica. Her novels written in the 1930s mercilessly exploit her own emotional…M. M. Kaye 2004 Deaths
M. M. KayeAge: 95 British novelist whose best-selling historical novel The Far Pavilions, about a British orphan in pre-independence India who falls in love with a princess, has sold millions…Brewer's: Jean Crapaud
A Frenchman. A Frenchman is called both a toad and a frog. (See Crapaud.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean FarineJeames A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Jean Farine
[Jack Flour ]. A sort of Scaramouch, generally very tall, and representing a loutish boy dressed all in white, the hair, face, and hands being covered with flour. “Jean Farine s'en…Monnet, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Monnet, JeanMonnet, JeanzhäNˈ mônāˈ [key], 1888–1979, French economist and public official, proponent of European unity. In World War I, Monnet served on the Inter-Allied Maritime…Arp, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Arp, Jean or Hans, 1887–1966, French sculptor and painter. Arp was connected with the Blaue Reiter in Munich, various avant-garde groups in Paris, including the surrealists, and the…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: A
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Peters, Jean
actressBirthplace: Canton, OhioBorn: 1926Died: 2000