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Invalides, Hôtel des

(Encyclopedia) Invalides, Hôtel desInvalides, Hôtel desōtĕlˈ dāzăNvälēdˈ [key], celebrated landmark of Paris, France, built (1671–76) by Libéral Bruant as a hospital for disabled veterans. One of the…

Chemin des Dames

(Encyclopedia) Chemin des DamesChemin des DamesshəmăNˈ dā däm [key] [Fr.,=ladies' road], road running along a crest between the Aisne and Ailette rivers, N France. Built during Roman times, the road…

2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…

ranz des vaches

(Encyclopedia) ranz des vachesranz des vachesräNz dā väsh [key], type of Alpine folk melody of irregular melodic and rhythmic form used to call cattle. It is played on the alphorn by Swiss herders,…

Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de

(Encyclopedia) Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur deBrantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur depyĕr də b&oomacr;rdāˈyə sānyörˈ də bräNtōmˈ [key], 1540?–1614, French courtier, soldier, and…

Duhamel, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Duhamel, GeorgesDuhamel, Georgeszhôrzh düämĕlˈ [key], 1884–1966, French novelist and playwright. From Duhamel's experience as a surgeon during World War I came Vie des martyrs (1917,…

2001 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Viviana Risca, 17, Paul D.Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington, N.Y., for her computer science project, “DNA-based Steganography,” which studied…

Brewer's: Ecole des Femmes

Molière borrowed the plot of this comedy from the novelletti of Ser Giovanni, composed in the fourteenth century. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…