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Daubenton, Louis Jean Marie
(Encyclopedia) Daubenton, Louis Jean MarieDaubenton, Louis Jean Marielwē zhäN märēˈ dōbäNtôNˈ [key], 1716–1800, French naturalist. He was a professor at the Collège de France from 1778; his work…Dumont, Pierre Étienne Louis
(Encyclopedia) Dumont, Pierre Étienne LouisDumont, Pierre Étienne Louispyĕr ātyĕnˈ lwē dümôNˈ [key], 1759–1829, Swiss jurist and political writer. Dumont knew Mirabeau well and wrote many of his…Boutet de Monvel, Louis Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Boutet de Monvel, Louis MauriceBoutet de Monvel, Louis Mauricelwē mōrēsˈ b&oomacr;tāˈ də môNvĕlˈ [key], 1851–1913, French painter and illustrator. His fame rests chiefly on his…Roty, Louis Oscar
(Encyclopedia) Roty, Louis OscarRoty, Louis Oscarlwē ôskärˈ rôtēˈ [key], 1846–1911, French medalist and engraver, one of the greatest medalists of the 19th cent. His best-known commemorative medals…Renault, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Renault, LouisRenault, Louislwē rənōˈ [key], 1843–1918, French jurist, professor of international law at the Univ. of Paris. Renault was one of the founders of the scientific study of…Conti
(Encyclopedia) ContiContikôNtēˈ [key], cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon. Although the title of prince of Conti was created in the 16th cent., the founder of the continuous line was…Chouteau
(Encyclopedia) ChouteauChouteaush&oomacr;tōˈ [key], family of American fur traders. René Auguste Chouteau, 1749–1829, b. New Orleans, accompanied (1763) his stepfather, Pierre Laclede, on a…Charles X, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Charles X, 1757–1836, king of France (1824–30); brother of King Louis XVI and of King Louis XVIII, whom he succeeded. As comte d'Artois he headed the reactionary faction at the court…Freycinet, Louis Claude Desaulses de
(Encyclopedia) Freycinet, Louis Claude Desaulses deFreycinet, Louis Claude Desaulses delwē klōd dəsōlsˈ [key]Freycinet, Louis Claude Desaulses de də frāsēnāˈ [key], 1779–1842, French marine officer.…Mohács
(Encyclopedia) MohácsMohácsmôˈhäch [key], town (1991 est. pop. 20,325), S Hungary, on the Danube. It is an important river port and railroad terminus and has metallurgical and timber industries.…Trending
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