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Destutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude, Comte
(Encyclopedia) Destutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude, ComteDestutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude, ComteäNtwänˈ lwē klōd kôNt dĕstütˈ də träsēˈ [key], 1754–1836, French philosopher and psychologist…Charles I, duke of Lower Lorraine
(Encyclopedia) Charles I, 953–992?, duke of Lower Lorraine (977–91); younger son of King Louis IV of France. He claimed the French throne when his nephew, Louis V of France, died (987) without issue…Dooley, Thomas Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Dooley, Thomas Anthony, 1927–61, American physician and author, b. St. Louis, Mo., grad. Univ. of Notre Dame, M.D. St. Louis Univ., 1953. In 1954, Dooley supervised the care and…Proust, Joseph Louis
(Encyclopedia) Proust, Joseph LouisProust, Joseph Louiszhôzĕfˈ lwē pr&oomacr;st [key], 1754–1826, French chemist. He was professor of chemistry at the artillery school in Segovia, Spain, and…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…Couperus, Louis Marie Anne
(Encyclopedia) Couperus, Louis Marie AnneCouperus, Louis Marie Annelwē märēˈ än k&oomacr;pāˈr&oobreve;s [key], 1863–1923, Dutch novelist. In his early works he emphasized with graceful irony…Blow, Susan Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Blow, Susan Elizabeth, 1843–1916, American educator, b. St. Louis. After study in New York City under a disciple of Froebel, she opened in Carondelet (now in St. Louis) the first…Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de
(Encyclopedia) Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet deBourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet delwē äNtwänˈ fōvəlāˈ də b&oomacr;rēĕnˈ [key], 1769–1834, French political figure. He was a friend and for a…Morny, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Morny, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc deMorny, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc deshärl ōgüstˈ lwē zhôzĕfˈ dük də môrnēˈ [key], 1811–65, French statesman; illegitimate son of…Maupeou, René Nicolas de
(Encyclopedia) Maupeou, René Nicolas deMaupeou, René Nicolas derənāˈ nēkôläˈ də mōp&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1714–92, chancellor of France (1768–74). He was president of the parlement of Paris before he…Trending
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