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Abu Qir
(Encyclopedia) Abu Qir or AbukirAbukirboth: ăˌb&oomacr;kērˈ, əb&oomacr;ˈkər [key], village, N Egypt, on a promontory in the Nile River delta. Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory over the French…Guastalla
(Encyclopedia) Guastalla Guastalla gwästälˈlä [key], town, Emilia-Romagna, N Italy, on the Po River. It is an…Louise
(Encyclopedia) LouiseLouiseləwēzˈ [key], 1776–1810, queen of Prussia, consort of Frederick William III; a princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. During the Napoleonic Wars her patriotism and bravery won…Paisiello, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Paisiello, GiovanniPaisiello, Giovannijōvänˈnē päēzyĕlˈlō [key], 1740–1816, Italian composer. Paisiello served in St. Petersburg at the court of Catherine II from 1776 to 1784. He was…Ajaccio
(Encyclopedia) Ajaccio Ajaccio äyätˈchō [key], town, capital of Corse-du-Sud dept., France, on the Isle of Corsica. A year-round tourist attraction, Ajaccio also has…Duruy, Victor
(Encyclopedia) Duruy, VictorDuruy, Victorvēktôrˈ dürüēˈ [key], 1811–94, French historian. He was a professor at Reims and Paris, and as minister of public instruction (1863–69) under Napoleon III he…Dufour, Guillaume Henri
(Encyclopedia) Dufour, Guillaume HenriDufour, Guillaume Henrigēyōmˈ äNrēˈ düf&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1787–1875, Swiss general. He served in the French army under Napoleon I, and in 1847 he led the…Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph, Baron, 1768–1830, French mathematician and physicist. He was noted for his researches on heat and on numerical equations. He originated Fourier's theorem…Farnborough
(Encyclopedia) Farnborough Farnborough färnˈbərə [key], town, Hampshire, S England. It is the site of the Royal…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…Trending
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