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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…

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Jean-de-LuzSaint-Jean-de-LuzsăN-zhäN-də-lüz [key], town (1990 pop. 13,181), Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, in the Basque region (see Basques), on the Bay of Biscay. It is…

Rambert, Dame Marie

(Encyclopedia) Rambert, Dame Marie, 1888–1982, a founder of the English ballet, b. Warsaw as Miriam Rambam. Trained by Jacques Dalcroze in eurythmics, Rambert joined the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes as…

Repplier, Agnes

(Encyclopedia) Repplier, AgnesRepplier, Agnesrĕpˈlēr [key], 1858–1950, American essayist, b. Philadelphia. Her essays, esteemed for their scholarship and wit, are collected in several volumes,…

Nobel Prize for Chemistry

The following table lists every winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Jacobus H. van't Hoff (Netherlands), for…

Women Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Women who fought for peace Malala Yousafzai accepts her Nobel Prize Source: AP Photo/Matt DunhamWomen's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature…

Friml, Rudolf

(Encyclopedia) Friml, Rudolf (Charles Rudolf Friml)Friml, Rudolffrĭmˈəl [key], 1879–1972, American composer, b. Prague. Friml lived in the United States after 1906. The best-known of his 33 light…

Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de

(Encyclopedia) Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur deMaisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur depōl də shômdāˈ syör də māzôNnövˈ [key], 1612–76, founder and first governor of Montreal, b. France. A…

Dollard des Ormeaux, Adam

(Encyclopedia) Dollard des Ormeaux, AdamDollard des Ormeaux, AdamädäNˈ dôlärˈ dāzôrmōˈ [key], 1635–1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to…

Liotard, Jean-Étienne

(Encyclopedia) Liotard, Jean-ÉtienneLiotard, Jean-ÉtiennezhäN ātyĕnˈ lyôtärˈ [key], 1702–89, Swiss painter. He is best known for his portraits and drawings in pastel, but he also made portraits in…