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Maistre, Xavier de

(Encyclopedia) Maistre, Xavier deMaistre, Xavier dezävyāˈ [key]Maistre, Xavier de də mĕsˈtrə [key], 1763–1852, French writer, b. Savoy; brother of Joseph de Maistre. He served in the Russian army and…

de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles

(Encyclopedia) de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles, 1932–2007, French physicist, Ph.D. Center for Nuclear Studies at Saclay, France, 1958. He was a professor at the Univ. of Paris, Orsay, from 1961 to 1971,…

La Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur de

(Encyclopedia) La Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur deLa Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur degōtyāˈ də kôst syör də lä kälprənĕdˈ [key], 1609?–1663, French novelist and dramatist. His best-…

Jamaica Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Jamaica Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Jamaican Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY Arawaks…

Allan Pineda Lindo (apl.de.ap) Biography

(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Étienne de la Boéce

Étienne de la BoéceI serve you not, if you I follow, Shadowlike, o'er hill and hollow; And bend my fancy to your leading, All too nimble for my treading. When the pilgrimage is done, And we'…

Poem: Mélange adultí¨re de tout

Poem 5 Poem 7 Mélange adultí¨re de tout En Amerique, professeur; En Angleterre, journaliste; C'est í  grands pas et en sueur Que vous suivrez í  peine ma piste. En Yorkshire, conferencier…

Poems: Mélange adultí¨re de tout

by T. S. Eliot Le DirecteurLune de MielMélange adultí¨re de tout En Amerique, professeur; En Angleterre, journaliste; C'est à grands pas et en sueur Que vous suivrez à peine ma piste. En…

Wilbur Louis ADAMS, Congress, DE (1884-1937)

ADAMS Wilbur Louis , A Representative from Delaware; born in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., October 23, 1884; attended the public schools, Delaware College, Newark, Del., and Dickinson College,…

James Frank ALLEE, Congress, DE (1857-1938)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1907 Party: Republican ALLEE James Frank , a Senator from Delaware; born in Dover, Del., December 2, 1857; attended the common schools; learned the trade of jeweler…