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Garnier, Marie Joseph François
(Encyclopedia) Garnier, Marie Joseph FrançoisGarnier, Marie Joseph Françoismärēˈ zhôzĕfˈ fräNswäˈ [key]Garnier, Marie Joseph François gärnyāˈ [key], 1839–73, French explorer and naval officer,…Maillol, Aristide
(Encyclopedia) Maillol, AristideMaillol, Aristideärēstēdˈ mäyôlˈ [key], 1861–1944, French sculptor, woodcut artist, and painter. At first a painter, Maillol studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris…Ma, Yo-Yo
(Encyclopedia) Ma, Yo-YoMa, Yo-Yomä [key], 1955–, American cellist, b. Paris. The son of musicologist Hiao-Tsun Ma, who left China in the 1930s, he was a musical prodigy, giving a public recital in…Charcot, Jean Martin
(Encyclopedia) Charcot, Jean MartinCharcot, Jean MartinzhäN märtăNˈ shärkōˈ [key], 1825–93, French neurologist. At the Salpêtrière in Paris he developed the greatest clinic of his time for diseases…Landowska, Wanda
(Encyclopedia) Landowska, WandaLandowska, Wandavänˈdä ländôfˈskä [key], 1879–1959, Polish-French harpsichordist and pianist, studied at the Warsaw Conservatory. She taught piano (1900–1912) at the…Brel, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Brel, Jacques, 1929–1978, Belgian singer and songwriter. His literate and theatrical songs made him one of the 20th cent.'s most influential French-language songwriters and performers…Brongniart, Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Brongniart, AlexandreBrongniart, AlexandreälĕksäNˈdrə [key]Brongniart, Alexandre brôNyärˈ [key], 1770–1847, French geologist, mineralogist, and chemist. As director of the Sèvres…Benacerraf, Baruj
(Encyclopedia) Benacerraf, BarujBenacerraf, Barujbäˈr&oomacr;kh bĕnăsˈərəf [key], 1920–2011, American immunologist, b. Caracas, Venezuela, grad. Columbia (B.S., 1942), Medical College of Virginia…Picabia, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Picabia, FrancisPicabia, FrancisfräNsēsˈ pĕkäˈbēä [key], 1878–1953, French painter, b. Paris. After working in an impressionist style, Picabia was influenced by cubism and later was…Peter Lombard
(Encyclopedia) Peter Lombard, Lat. Petrus Lombardus, c.1100–c.1160, Italian theologian, often called Magister Sententiarum. He studied at Bologna, Reims, and Paris, where he is said to have been a…Trending
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