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Reinach, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Reinach, JosephReinach, Josephzhôzĕfˈ rĕnäkˈ [key], 1856–1921, French publicist and lawyer. An associate of Léon Gambetta, he waged (1889) a campaign against General Boulanger in the…Goldstein, Joseph Leonard
(Encyclopedia) Goldstein, Joseph LeonardGoldstein, Joseph Leonardgōldˈstīn [key], 1940–, American molecular geneticist, b. Sumter, S.C., M.D. Univ. of Texas at Dallas, 1966. He worked as a biomedical…Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire
(Encyclopedia) Joffre, Joseph Jacques CésaireJoffre, Joseph Jacques Césairezhôzĕfˈ zhäk sāzĕrˈ zhôˈfrə [key], 1852–1931, marshal of France. He began his career as a military engineer in the French…Inchbald, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Inchbald, ElizabethInchbald, Elizabethĭnchˈbôld [key], 1753–1821, English author. The daughter of a farmer, Joseph Simpson, she went to London in 1772 to seek her fortune on the stage…Jellachich de Buzim, Joseph, Count
(Encyclopedia) Jellachich de Buzim, Joseph, CountJellachich de Buzim, Joseph, Countyĕˈlächĭch, b&oomacr;ˈzĭm, –zhĭm [key], 1801–59, Austrian general, a Croatian nobleman. He was governor of…Macdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph AlexandreMacdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph Alexandrezhäk ātyĕnˈzhôzĕfˈ älĕksäNˈdrə mäkdônälˈ [key], 1765–1840, marshal of France, of Scottish descent…Maistre, Joseph de
(Encyclopedia) Maistre, Joseph deMaistre, Joseph dezhôzĕfˈ də mĕsˈtrə [key], 1753–1821, French writer and diplomat. Born in Savoy, he was Sardinian ambassador at St. Petersburg from 1803 to 1817. A…Niépce, Joseph Nicéphore
(Encyclopedia) Niépce, Joseph NicéphoreNiépce, Joseph Nicéphorezhôzĕfˈ nēsāfôrˈ nyĕps [key], 1765–1833, French chemist who originated a process of photography (see photography, still). In 1826 he…Chauveau, Pierre Joseph Olivier
(Encyclopedia) Chauveau, Pierre Joseph OlivierChauveau, Pierre Joseph Olivierpyĕr zhôzĕfˈ ôlēvyāˈ shōvōˈ [key], 1820–90, French Canadian educator and politician, prime minister of Quebec (1867–73), b…Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonEichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonyōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law,…Trending
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