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Macron, Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric
(Encyclopedia) Macron, Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric, 1977–, French political leader and banker, president of France (2017–), b. Amiens, grad. Univ. of Paris Nanterre (2001), Paris Institute of…Houdon, Jean-Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Houdon, Jean-AntoineHoudon, Jean-AntoinezhäN-äNtwänˈ &oomacr;dôNˈ [key], 1741–1828, French neoclassical sculptor. He studied with Michel Ange Slodtz, Lemoyne, and Pigalle, took the…Bacon, Francis, English painter
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1910–92, English painter, b. Dublin. A self-taught artist, Bacon rejected abstraction in painting to explore a repertoire of strange, fractured, and often bizarre…Amboise, conspiracy of
(Encyclopedia) Amboise, conspiracy of, 1560, plot of the Huguenots (French Protestants) and the house of Bourbon to usurp the power of the Guise family, which virtually ruled France during the reign…Cresson, Edith
(Encyclopedia) Cresson, EdithCresson, Edithādētˈ krĕsōNˈ [key], 1934–, French politician, b. Edith Campion. After studying at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, she became a consultant in…Hennepin, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Hennepin, LouisHennepin, Louishĕnˈəpĭn [key], 1640–1701?, French cleric and explorer in North America. A Franciscan Recollect friar, Hennepin came to Canada in 1675, meeting on the…Pousseur, Henri
(Encyclopedia) Pousseur, HenriPousseur, HenriäNrēˈ p&oomacr;sörˈ [key], 1929–2009, Belgian composer, b. Malmédy. Considered the leader of the Belgian avant-garde, he studied composition with…Gemayel
(Encyclopedia) GemayelGemayelzhĕmīˈəl [key], Maronite Christian family active in Lebanese politics; leaders of the Phalange party (1937–82), and later the Phalange militia. Pierre Gemayel, 1905–84,…Sportclimbing
YearMen's Difficulty1995Ian Vickers1996Arnaud Petit1997Francois Legrand1998Christian Core1999Chris Sharma2000Event discontinuedYearWomen's Difficulty1995Robyn Erbersfield1996Katie…With a Friend Like Harry…
Director:Dominik MollWriters:Moll and Gilles MarchandMiramax; R; 117 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Laurent Lucas, Sergi López, Mathilde Seigner Part of Alfred Hitchcock's genius lay in his…Trending
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