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America's Cup Record

First race in 1851 around Isle of Wight, Cowes, England. First defense and all others through 1920 held 30 miles off New York Bay. Races since 1930 held 30…

O'Brien, Flann

(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Flann, pseud. for Brian Ó Nualláin or O'Nolan O'Nolanō nōˈlən [key] 1911–66, Irish novelist and political commentator. Born in County Tyrone and raised in Dublin, he studied…

Moréas, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Moréas, JeanMoréas, JeanzhäN môrāäsˈ [key], 1856–1910, French poet, b. Athens. His name was originally Iannis Papadiamantopoulos. He went to Paris in 1872. He wrote two volumes of…

Mario

(Encyclopedia) MarioMariomärˈyō [key], 1810–83, stage name of Giovanni Matteo, Cavaliere di Candia, Italian tenor. An officer of the Piedmontese guard, he went to Paris in 1836 and studied at the…

Nodier, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Nodier, CharlesNodier, Charlesshärl nôdyāˈ [key], 1780–1844, French novelist and poet. From 1824 he was librarian of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris. His salon was the nucleus…

Isla, José Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Isla, José Francisco deIsla, José Francisco dehōsāˈ fränthēˈskō dā ēˈslä [key], 1703–81, Spanish Jesuit preacher and writer. Enormously precocious, he took his law degree at 11. Isla's…

Largillière, Nicolas de

(Encyclopedia) Largillière, Nicolas deLargillière, Nicolas denēkôläˈ də lärzhēlyĕrˈ [key], 1656–1746, French portrait and history painter, b. Paris. He was brought up in Antwerp, and the influence of…

Ledoux, Claude Nicolas

(Encyclopedia) Ledoux, Claude NicolasLedoux, Claude Nicolasklōd nēkôläˈ ləd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1736–1806, French architect. He built palaces and various public buildings, among them the tollhouses (…