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Quebec, University of
(Encyclopedia) Quebec, University of, administrative center at Sainte Foy, Que., Canada; provincially supported; French language; founded 1968. Its largest campus is at Montreal and there are also…Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foy
(Encyclopedia) Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de FoySuzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foymärk ôrĕlˈ də fwä süzôrˈ-kōtāˈ [key], 1869–1937, Canadian painter and sculptor, b. Quebec prov. He studied in Paris in the…MacKenzie, Gisele
(Marie Marguerite Louise Gisele LaFleche) singer, actressBirthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaBorn: 1/10/27Foy, Eddie, Jr.
dancer, actorBirthplace: New Rochelle, N.Y.Born: 1905Died: 1983Mackenzie
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, river, c.1,120 mi (1,800 km) long, issuing from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Arctic Ocean through a great delta. Between…Mackenzie, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Sir William, 1849–1923, Canadian railroad builder and financier, b. Ontario. In the early 1870s he became a railroad contractor. He constructed portions of the Canadian…Mackenzie, William Lyon
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, William Lyon, 1795–1861, Canadian journalist and insurgent leader, b. Scotland; grandfather of William Lyon Mackenzie King. Emigrating to Upper Canada in 1820, he published…Mackenzie King, William Lyon
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie King, William Lyon: see King, William Lyon Mackenzie.Peter Foy 2005 Deaths
Peter FoyAge: 79 innovator who used harnesses, wires, and pulleys to send theater actors aloft. His Broadway credits include Peter Pan, Angels in America, and The Lion King. Died: Las Vegas,…Arctic Red River
(Encyclopedia) Arctic Red River, c.310 mi (500 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts. of W Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Mackenzie River. At its mouth are a post of…