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Montgolfier, Joseph Michel
(Encyclopedia) Montgolfier, Joseph MichelMontgolfier, Joseph Michelzhôzĕfˈ mēshĕlˈ môNgôlfyāˈ [key], 1740–1810, and Jacques Étienne MontgolfierMontgolfier, Joseph Michelzhäk ātyĕnˈ [key], 1745–99,…Anguier, François
(Encyclopedia) Anguier, FrançoisAnguier, FrançoisfräNswäˈ äNgyāˈ [key], 1604–69, French sculptor. He is noted for the monuments of the Longuevilles and of Jacques Souvré (Louvre). His most ambitious…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle To Davie, A Brother Poet
by Robert Burns Holy Willie's PrayerEpistle To Davie, A Brother Poet January While winds frae aff Ben-Lomond blaw, An' bar the doors wi' driving snaw, An' hing us…Candide: How Candide Killed the Brother of His Dear Cunegund
The Reception Candide and Cac... What Happened to Our Two Trav... How Candide Killed the Brother of His Dear Cunegund Never while I live shall I lose the remembrance of that…Young, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Young, Edward, 1683–1765, English poet and dramatist. After a disappointing political life he took holy orders about 1724, serving for a time as the royal chaplain before becoming…Zane, Ebenezer
(Encyclopedia) Zane, Ebenezer, 1747–1811, American pioneer and land speculator, b. near what is now Moorefield, W.Va. (then Virginia). With his brothers Silas and Jonathan, he went west in 1769 and…Gratz, Barnard
(Encyclopedia) Gratz, BarnardGratz, Barnardgrăts [key], 1738–1801, American merchant, b. Langensdorf, Upper Silesia. Having worked in his cousin's countinghouse in London, Gratz emigrated (1754) to…Carducci, Bartolomeo
(Encyclopedia) Carducci or Carducho, BartolomeoCarducci or Carducho, Bartolomeobärtōlōmĕˈō kärd&oomacr;tˈchē, kärd&oomacr;ˈkō [key], 1560–1638, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect in…Wouwerman, Philips
(Encyclopedia) Wouwerman, PhilipsWouwerman, Philipsfēˈlĭps vouˈvərmän [key], 1619–68, Dutch painter of Haarlem. He is best known for his spirited scenes of battles, encampments, cavalry skirmishes,…Sher Ali
(Encyclopedia) Sher AliSher Alishâr älēˈ [key] or Shere AliSher Alishēr älēˈ, shâr [key], 1825–79, emir of Afghanistan (1863–79), son of Dost Muhammad. His succession was opposed by other members of…Trending
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