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Boisbaudran, Paul Émile Lecoq de
(Encyclopedia) Boisbaudran, Paul Émile Lecoq deBoisbaudran, Paul Émile Lecoq depôl āmēlˈ ləkôkˈ də bwäbōdräNˈ [key], 1838–1912, French discoverer of the elements gallium, samarium, and dysprosium. He…Ehrenfest, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Ehrenfest, PaulEhrenfest, Paulpoul āˈrənfĕst [key], 1880–1933, Austrian physicist. In 1904, Ehrenfest received his doctorate in theoretical physics in Vienna and married the Russian…Celan, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Celan, PaulCelan, Paulpôl sālŏn [key], pseud. of Paul AntschelCelan, Pauläntˈshschwa;l [key], 1920–70, Romanian-French poet. Although he spent his early years in Romania and his later…Paul of Aegina
(Encyclopedia) Paul of AeginaPaul of Aeginaējīˈnə [key], 7th cent.?, Greek physician. His only extant work is a medical history in seven books; it was translated into English, with a commentary by…Dukas, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Dukas, PaulDukas, Paulpōl dükäˈ [key], 1865–1935, French composer and critic. He was influenced by both the romanticism of Wagner and the impressionism of Debussy. His compositions are…de Kruif, Paul
(Encyclopedia) de Kruif, Paulde Kruif, Pauldə krīf [key], 1890–1971, American author, b. Zeeland, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.S., 1912). He was bacteriologist at the university from 1912 to…Timothy, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Timothy, Saint, d. c.100, early Christian, addressee of two books of the New Testament. The son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother, he was the friend and companion of St. Paul. He…Taylor, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Paul (Paul Belville Taylor), 1930–2018, American modern-dance choreographer, b. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Taylor trained as an artist before he received scholarships to study dance. In…Müller, Paul Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Müller, Paul HermannMüller, Paul Hermannpäˈ&oobreve;l hĕrˈmän [key]Müller, Paul Hermann mŭlˈər [key], 1899–1965, Swiss chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Basel, 1925. He worked as a research…Littré, Maximilien Paul Émile
(Encyclopedia) Littré, Maximilien Paul ÉmileLittré, Maximilien Paul ÉmilemäksēmēlyăNˈ pōl āmēlˈ lētrāˈ [key], 1801–81, French lexicographer. Known as a positivist philosopher and as professor of…Trending
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