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Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile

(Encyclopedia) Arc de Triomphe de l'ÉtoileArc de Triomphe de l'Étoileärk də trēôNfˈ də lātwälˈ [key], imposing triumphal arch in Paris standing on an elevation at the end of the Avenue des Champs…

Arnim, Achim von

(Encyclopedia) Arnim, Achim or Joachim vonArnim, Achim or Joachim vonäkhˈĭm, yōäkhˈĭm, fən ärˈnĭm [key], 1781–1831, German writer of the romantic school. He is best remembered for his work with his…

Hunt, Richard Morris

(Encyclopedia) Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828–95, American architect, b. Brattleboro, Vt., studied in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the École des Beaux-Arts; brother of William Morris Hunt. He was a…

Morgan, Julia

(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Julia, 1872–1957, American architect, b. San Francisco, B.S. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1894. Trained as an engineer, she became the first woman to study architecture at…

Baeck, Leo

(Encyclopedia) Baeck, LeoBaeck, Leolāˈō bĕk [key], 1873–1956, German rabbi and scholar. He studied at the conservative Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau and then at the liberal Hochschule für…

Champollion, Jean François

(Encyclopedia) Champollion, Jean FrançoisChampollion, Jean FrançoiszhäN fräNswäˈ shäNpôlyôNˈ [key], 1790–1832, French linguist and Egyptologist. He is considered the founder of the science of…

Fackenheim, Emil Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Fackenheim, Emil LudwigFackenheim, Emil Ludwigāmēl l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh făkˈənhīm [key], 1916–2003, Canadian-Israeli rabbi and philosopher, b. Halle, Germany, grad. Hochschule für die…

Voigt, Deborah Joy

(Encyclopedia) Voigt, Deborah JoyVoigt, Deborah Joyvoit [key], 1960–, American dramatic soprano, b. Des Plaines, Ill., grad. California Staate Univ., Fullerton (1978). She is particularly known for…

Vollard, Ambroise

(Encyclopedia) Vollard, AmbroiseVollard, AmbroiseäNbrwäzˈ vôlärˈ [key], 1867–1939, French art dealer, collector, and publisher. He was noted for his early recognition and sponsorship of leading…