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Napoleon III

(Encyclopedia) Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte), 1808–73, emperor of the French (1852–70), son of Louis Bonaparte (see under Bonaparte, family), king of Holland. Napoleon III was a…

Philip IV, king of Spain, Naples, and Sicily

(Encyclopedia) Philip IV, 1605–65, king of Spain, Naples, and Sicily (1621–65) and, as Philip III, king of Portugal (1621–40); son and successor of Philip III of Spain. Philip IV was intelligent but…

Louis Féraud Biography

Louis FéraudAge: 79 French fashion designer known for his bold, cheerful lines of women's and men's clothing. He found instant fame in the 1950s, when Brigitte Bardot, Kim Novak, and Ingrid…

Louis Stevens Biography

inventorBorn: 15 April 1925 Best Known as: co-inventor of a magnetic disk storage device Louis Stevens, along with William Goddard and John Lynott and a team…

Louis Untermeyer: "Feuerzauber"

"Feuerzauber"Louis UntermeyerI never knew the earth had so much gold — The fields run over with it, and this hill, Hoary and old, Is young with buoyant blooms that flame and thrill.Such…

Ledoux, Louis V.

Ledoux, Louis V.[1880-1948](1)Born at New York City, June 6, 1880. Educated at Columbia University, where he graduated in 1902. He is the author of "Songs from the Silent Land", 1905; "The…

Louis Untermeyer: Mockery

MockeryLouis UntermeyerGod, I return to You on April days When along country roads You walk with me, And my faith blossoms like the earliest tree That shames the bleak world with its…

The Spirit of St. Louis

The plane that made Charles Lindbergh an instant hero by Gerry Brown Spirit of St. Louis Specs Length: 8.41 m (27 ft, 7 in.) Wingspan: 14.02 m (46 ft) Height: 2.99 m (9 ft, 10 in.)…

Louis Untermeyer: Reveillé

ReveilléLouis UntermeyerWhat sudden bugle calls us in the night And wakes us from a dream that we had shaped; Flinging us sharply up against a fight We thought we had escaped.It is no easy…

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Louis Gossett, Jr.actorBorn: 5/27/1936Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lanky actor equally able to play the hero or the villain, Gossett won an Emmy for his appearance in the TV mini-series Roots (1977…