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Bailly, Jean Sylvain
(Encyclopedia) Bailly, Jean SylvainBailly, Jean SylvainzhäN sēlvăNˈ bäyēˈ [key], 1736–93, French astronomer and politician. His works on astronomy and on the history of science (notably the Essai sur…Aymé, Marcel
(Encyclopedia) Aymé, MarcelAymé, Marcelmärsĕlˈ āmāˈ [key], 1902–67, French writer. Aymé's La Table aux crevés (1929), a story of peasant life, typifies the satirical tone of his works. La Jument…Triolet, Elsa
(Encyclopedia) Triolet, Elsa (Elsa Blick)Triolet, Elsaĕlsäˈ trēôlĕˈ [key], c.1896–1970, Russian-French author, b. Moscow. In 1928 she married the French writer Louis Aragon. Her novels often combine…Telemann, Georg Philipp
(Encyclopedia) Telemann, Georg PhilippTelemann, Georg Philippgāˈôrk fēˈlĭp tĕlˈəmän [key], 1681–1767, German composer. From 1721 until his death he was director of music for the five major churches…zoological garden
(Encyclopedia) zoological garden or zoo, public or private park where living animals are kept for exhibition and study. The menageries and aviaries of China, Egypt, and Rome were famous in ancient…Bourdelle, Émile Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Bourdelle, Émile AntoineBourdelle, Émile Antoineāmēlˈ äNtwänˈ b&oomacr;rdĕlˈ [key], 1861–1929, French sculptor; son of a cabinetmaker of Montauban. He went to Paris in 1884, where…Brentano, Clemens
(Encyclopedia) Brentano, ClemensBrentano, Clemensbrĕntäˈnō [key], 1778–1842, German poet of the romantic school; brother of Bettina von Arnim (see under Arnim, Achim von). While studying at Halle and…Broch, Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Broch, HermannBroch, Hermannhĕrˈmän brôkh [key], 1886–1951, Austrian novelist. Broch is one of the masters of European modernism. Influenced by Immanuel Kant and Ludwig Wittgenstein,…Middle River
(Encyclopedia) Middle River, uninc. town (1990 pop. 24,616), Baltimore co., N Md. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Baltimore.New River
(Encyclopedia) New River, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, NW N.C. It flows NE through SW Virginia, then NW into West Virginia where it joins with the Gauley River to form the…Trending
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