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Vattel, Emerich de
(Encyclopedia) Vattel, Emerich deVattel, Emerich deāˈmərĭkh də vätĕlˈ [key], 1714–67, Swiss philosopher and jurist. He served (1746–58) as Saxon minister at Bern and later in the cabinet of Augustus…Mansart, Jules Hardouin
(Encyclopedia) Mansart or Mansard, Jules HardouinMansart or Mansard, Jules Hardouinzhül ärdwăNˈ [key]Mansart or Mansard, Jules Hardouin mäNsärˈ [key], 1646–1708, French architect. He studied under…Marais des Cygnes
(Encyclopedia) Marais des CygnesMarais des Cygnesmĕrˈē də sēn [key], river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, rising in E central Kans., SW of Topeka, and flowing SE into W Mo. to join the Little Osage River…Frémont, John Charles
(Encyclopedia) Frémont, John Charles, 1813–90, American explorer, soldier, and political leader, b. Savannah, Ga. He taught mathematics to U.S. naval cadets, then became an assistant on a surveying…Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse des
(Encyclopedia) Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse desUrsins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse desmärēˈ än də lä trāmwäˈyə prăNsĕsˈ dāzürsănˈ [key], 1642–1722, French noblewoman and…Fouillée, Alfred Jules Emile
(Encyclopedia) Fouillée, Alfred Jules EmileFouillée, Alfred Jules Emileälfrĕdˈ zhül āmēlˈ f&oomacr;yāˈ [key], 1838–1912, self-educated French philosopher and sociologist. Until 1875, when he…Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur des
(Encyclopedia) Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur desGroseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur desmādärˈ shwär syör dā grôsāyāˈ [key], 1618?–c.1690, French trader and explorer in North America. He was the…Brongniart, Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Brongniart, AlexandreBrongniart, AlexandreälĕksäNˈdrə [key]Brongniart, Alexandre brôNyärˈ [key], 1770–1847, French geologist, mineralogist, and chemist. As director of the Sèvres…Laval, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Laval, city (1991 pop. 314,398), coextensive with Île-Jésus (94 sq mi/243 sq km), S Que., Canada, between the Rivière des Mille Îles and the Rivière des Prairies, just NW of Montreal.…Despiau, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Despiau, CharlesDespiau, Charlesshärl dāpēōˈ [key], 1874–1946, French sculptor. He studied at the École des Arts décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and worked in Rodin's…Trending
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