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Doumer, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Doumer, PaulDoumer, Paulpōl d&oomacr;mârˈ [key], 1857–1932, president of the French republic (1931–32). He entered the chamber of deputies in 1888, was governor-general of…Lafargue, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Lafargue, PaulLafargue, Paulpôl läfärgˈ [key], 1842–1911, French socialist, b. Cuba; son-in-law of Karl Marx. With Jules Guesde he helped found a Marxist socialist party in France. His…Estournelles de Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'
(Encyclopedia) Estournelles de Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'Estournelles de Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'pōl äNrēˈ bäNzhämăNˈ bärôNˈ dāt&oomacr;rnĕlˈ də kôNstäNˈ [key], 1852–…Morin, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Morin, PaulMorin, Paulpôl môrăNˈ [key], 1889–1963, French Canadian poet, b. Montreal. After taking degrees in the arts, science, and law at Laval Univ., he studied in Paris. His two…Chabas, Paul Émile
(Encyclopedia) Chabas, Paul ÉmileChabas, Paul Émilepōl āmēlˈ shäbäsˈ [key], 1869–1937, French academic painter. He is remembered chiefly for his nude, September Morn, which created a sensation when…Scarron, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Scarron, PaulScarron, Paulpōl skärôNˈ [key], 1610–60, French writer. His picaresque novel Le Romant comique (1651) vividly portrays the lives of a company of strolling players. He also…Philip, Saint, one of the seven deacons chosen by the Twelve Apostles
(Encyclopedia) Philip, Saint, one of the seven deacons chosen by the Twelve Apostles. He is also called St. Philip the Evangelist and St. Philip the Deacon. He evangelized Samaria and later converted…John Paul II, Saint
(Encyclopedia) John Paul II, Saint 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch…Helleu, Paul César
(Encyclopedia) Helleu, Paul CésarHelleu, Paul Césarpôl sāzärˈ ĕlöˈ [key], 1859–1927, French drypoint etcher and painter. He is best known for his drypoint studies and portraits of fashionable women,…Heyse, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Heyse, PaulHeyse, Paulpoul hīˈzə [key], 1830–1914, German realistic writer. Besides the 120 novellas on which his reputation rests, he wrote some 50 plays, 6 novels, and many fine…Trending
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