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Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Maur-des-FossésSaint-Maur-des-FosséssăN-mōr-dā-fôsāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 77,492), Val-de-Marne dept., N central France, on the Marne River. An industrial suburb of Paris, it…

Cohen, Hermann

(Encyclopedia) Cohen, HermannCohen, Hermannkōˈən [key], 1842–1918, German philosopher. He was a founder of the Neo-Kantian Marburg school and was known for his commentaries on Kant. His own works…

Tallemant des Réaux, Gédéon

(Encyclopedia) Tallemant des Réaux, GédéonTallemant des Réaux, GédéonzhādāôNˈ täləmäNˈ dā rāōˈ [key], 1619–92, French writer. His one great work is a series of brief anecdotal portraits of persons…

Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de

(Encyclopedia) Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis deLaplace, Pierre Simon, marquis depyĕr sēmôNˈ märkēˈ də läpläsˈ [key], 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician. At 18 he went to Paris, proved…

Roches, Peter des

(Encyclopedia) Roches, Peter desRoches, Peter desdā rōsh [key], d. 1238, English churchman and statesman, b. Poitou. A chamberlain under Richard I of England, then entered the service of King John,…

The Judicial Branch

The Supreme Court Building. The figures up top include Chief Justices Taft and Marshall, Order, Liberty, and Authority.  Familiarize yourself with the United States Supreme Court, made up of nine…

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain-des-PrésSaint-Germain-des-PréssăN-zhĕrmăNˈ-dā-prā [key], historic abbey and church of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. It was founded (6th cent.) by Childebert I;…

Braudel, Fernand

(Encyclopedia) Braudel, Fernand, 1902–85, French historian. He studied under Lucien Febvre and was a founder of the Annales school of historiography. As a German prisoner-of-war during World War II,…

Des Plaines, IL Census Data

People QuickFactsDes PlainesIllinoisPopulation, 2003 estimate 56,45012,653,544Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.8%1.9%Population, 2000 58,72012,419,293Population,…

Des Plaines, IL Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population58,720100.0SEX AND AGEMale28,39248.4Female30,32851.6Under 5 years3,4515.95 to 9 years3,7456.410 to 14 years3,7066.315 to 19 years3,5136.020 to 24 years3,0875.325 to…