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Dalberg, Karl Theodor, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Dalberg, Karl Theodor, Freiherr vonDalberg, Karl Theodor, Freiherr vonkärl tāˈədôrˌ frīˈhĕr fôn dälˈbĕrk [key], 1744–1817, German statesman, of an ancient noble family prominent in…Clausel, Bertrand
(Encyclopedia) Clausel or Clauzel, BertrandClausel or Clauzel, BertrandbĕrträNˈ klōzĕlˈ [key], 1772–1842, marshal of France. Having served in the French Revolutionary Wars and in the Napoleonic…Gérando, Joseph Marie de
(Encyclopedia) Gérando, Joseph Marie deGérando, Joseph Marie dezhôzĕfˈ märēˈ də zhāräNdōˈ [key], 1772–1842, French philosopher and political figure. Joining the insurrection in Lyons against the…Campan, Jeanne Louise Henriette
(Encyclopedia) Campan, Jeanne Louise HenrietteCampan, Jeanne Louise Henriettezhän lwēz äNrēĕtˈ käNpäNˈ [key], 1752–1822, French educator and author. She served as a reader to Louis XV's daughters and…Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Carpeaux, Jean-BaptisteCarpeaux, Jean-BaptistezhäN-bätēstˈ kärpōˈ [key], 1827–75, French sculptor and painter. He studied with François Rude and won the Prix de Rome. Carpeaux rose to…Pius IX
(Encyclopedia) Pius IX, 1792–1878, pope (1846–78), an Italian named Giovanni M. Mastai-Ferretti, b. Senigallia; successor of Gregory XVI. He was cardinal and bishop of Imola when elected pope. For…Sovetsk
(Encyclopedia) SovetskSovetsksəvyĕtskˈ [key], formerly TilsitSovetsktĭlˈzĭt [key], town (1989 pop. 41,900), NW European Russia, on the Neman River at the mouth of the Tilse. It is a rail junction, a…Comédie Française
(Encyclopedia) Comédie FrançaiseComédie Françaisekōmādēˈ fräNsĕzˈ [key] or Théâtre FrançaisComédie Françaisetāäˈtrə fräNsāˈ [key], state theater of France. Also known as La Maison de Molière, it was…Gambetta, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Gambetta, LéonGambetta, LéonlāôNˈ gäNbĕtäˈ [key], 1838–82, French republican leader. A lawyer who achieved some note as an opponent of the Second Empire of Napoleon III, he was elected…William Wildman CAMPBELL, Congress, OH (1853-1927)
CAMPBELL William Wildman , a Representative from Ohio; born in Rochester, Windsor County, Vt., April 2, 1853; attended the public schools, Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vt., and Tufts College, Medford…Trending
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