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Negri, Ada
(Encyclopedia) Negri, AdaNegri, Adaäˈdä nĕˈgrē [key], 1870–1945, Italian writer. Her first poems, Fatalità (1892, tr. Fate and Other Poems, 1898) voiced bitter protest against the state of the poor.…Meuse, department, France
(Encyclopedia) MeuseMeusemöz [key], department (1990 pop. 196,344), NE France, in Lorraine, bordering on Belgium. Bar-le-Duc, the capital, and Verdun are the chief towns. Its industries include the…Desnos, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Desnos, RobertDesnos, Robertrôbĕrˈ dĕsnôsˈ [key], 1900–1945, French poet. Among the best-known surrealist poets, he was one of the chief proponents of so-called automatic writing. He…Charcot, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Charcot, Jean BaptisteCharcot, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ shärkōˈ [key], 1867–1936, French neurologist and explorer in the antarctic region; son of Jean Martin Charcot. He became (1896…Charlevoix, Pierre François Xavier de
(Encyclopedia) Charlevoix, Pierre François Xavier deCharlevoix, Pierre François Xavier depyĕr fräNswäˈ zävyāˈ də shärləvwäˈ [key], 1682–1761, French Jesuit traveler and historian. He taught at the…Alarcón, Juan Ruiz de
(Encyclopedia) Alarcón, Juan Ruiz deAlarcón, Juan Ruiz dehwän r&oomacr;ēthˈ [key]Alarcón, Juan Ruiz de dā älärkōnˈ [key], 1581?–1639, Spanish dramatic poet, one of the great literary figures of…Galli-Curci, Amelita
(Encyclopedia) Galli-Curci, AmelitaGalli-Curci, Amelitaämālēˈtä gälˈlē-k&oomacr;rˈchē [key], 1889–1963, Italian coloratura soprano. She studied piano at the Milan Conservatory and meanwhile…Gilbert, Alan
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Alan, 1967–, American conductor and violinist, b. New York City, studied Harvard (B.A., 1989), Juilliard (M.A, 1994), and Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. After…Brunschvicg, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Brunschvicg, LéonBrunschvicg, LéonlāôNˈ brünˈshvēk [key], 1869–1944, French philosopher, b. Paris. From 1909 until his death he taught at the Sorbonne. Brunschvicg's philosophy, which…Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte deBuffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte dezhôrzh lwē ləklĕrkˈ kôNt də büfôNˈ [key], 1707–88, French naturalist and author. From 1739 he was keeper…Trending
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