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Legendre, Adrien Marie
(Encyclopedia) Legendre, Adrien MarieLegendre, Adrien MarieädrēăNˈ märēˈ ləzhäNˈdrə [key], 1752–1833, French mathematician. He is noted especially for his work on the theory of numbers, on which he…Opitz, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Opitz, MartinOpitz, Martinmärˈtĭn ōˈpĭts [key], 1597–1639, leader of the Silesian school of German poetry. His influence as poet, critic, and metrical reformer was widely recognized…Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de
(Encyclopedia) Condillac, Étienne Bonnot deCondillac, Étienne Bonnot deātyĕnˈ bônōˈ də kôNdēyäkˈ [key], 1715–80, French philosopher who developed the theory of sensationalism (i.e., that all…Bouvier des Flandres
(Encyclopedia) Bouvier des FlandresBouvier des Flandresb&oomacr;vyāˈ dā fläNˈdrə [key], breed of powerful working dog perfected in Belgium around the beginning of the 20th cent. It stands from 23…Cuvier, Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Cuvier, Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, BaronCuvier, Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baronzhôrzh lāôpôldˈ krātyăNˈ frādārēkˈ dägôbĕrˈ bärôNˈ küvyāˈ [key], 1769–…Jeux Floraux, Académie des
(Encyclopedia) Jeux Floraux, Académie desJeux Floraux, Académie desäkädāmēˈ dā jö flôrōˈ [key] [Fr.,=academy of floral games], one of the oldest known literary societies. It was founded (c.1323) at…Fénelon, François de Salignac de la Mothe
(Encyclopedia) Fénelon, François de Salignac de la MotheFénelon, François de Salignac de la MothefräNswäˈ də sälēnyäkˈ də lä môt fānəlôNˈ [key], 1651–1715, French theologian and writer, a leader of…Park Ridge
(Encyclopedia) Park Ridge, city (1990 pop. 36,175), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1873. It is chiefly residential. Several national and international…Dreyfus Affair
(Encyclopedia) Dreyfus AffairDreyfus Affairdrāˈfəs, drī– [key], the controversy that occurred with the treason conviction (1894) of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935), a French artillery officer and…Romeoville
(Encyclopedia) Romeoville, village (1990 pop. 14,074), Will co., NE Ill., on the Des Plaines River, with access to the Illinois and Mississippi Canal and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal; inc.…Trending
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