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Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. John
(Encyclopedia) Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. JohnCrèvecoeur, J. Hector St. Johnkrĕvkörˈ [key], 1735–1813, American author and agriculturist, b. France as Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur. It is…Couthon, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Couthon, GeorgesCouthon, Georgeszhōrzh k&oomacr;tôNˈ [key], 1755?–1794, French revolutionary. An able lawyer, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly (1791) and to the…Gérard, François Pascal Simon, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Gérard, François Pascal Simon, BaronGérard, François Pascal Simon, BaronfräNswäˈ päskälˈ sēmôNˈ bärôNˈ [key]Gérard, François Pascal Simon, Baron zhārärˈ [key], 1770–1837, French…Guitry, Lucien Germain
(Encyclopedia) Guitry, Lucien GermainGuitry, Lucien GermainlüsyăNˈ zhĕrmăNˈ gētrēˈ [key], 1860–1925, French actor and producer. Guitry succeeded Coquelin as France's most versatile actor. He made his…Vernet
(Encyclopedia) VernetVernetvĕrnāˈ [key], French family of painters. Claude Joseph Vernet, 1714–89, marine painter, b. Avignon, studied with his father, Antoine Vernet, a decorative painter, and in…book of hours
(Encyclopedia) book of hours, form of prayer book developed in the 14th cent. from the prayers of clerics appended to the main service. The subjects of the miniature illustrations (see miniature…Stoddart, James Fraser
(Encyclopedia) Stoddart, James Fraser, 1942–, British chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1966. He began his career at Sheffield Univ., England, in 1970, then moved to Birmingham Univ., England, in…Caffieri
(Encyclopedia) CaffieriCaffieriFr. käfyārēˈ, Ital. käf-fyāˈrē [key], French family of artists. Philippe Caffieri, 1634–1716, left Italy to enter the service of Louis XIV at the Gobelin factory. He…Girondists
(Encyclopedia) GirondistsGirondistsjĭrŏnˈdĭsts [key] or GirondinsGirondistszhērôNdăNˈ [key], political group of moderate republicans in the French Revolution, so called because the central members…Martin du Gard, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Martin du Gard, RogerMartin du Gard, Rogerrôzhāˈ märtăNˈ də gär [key], 1881–1958, French novelist. Long associated with the Nouvelle Revue française, he first gained recognition with…Trending
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