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Dollier de Casson, François
(Encyclopedia)Dollier de Casson, François fräNswäˈ dôlyāˈ də käsôNˈ [key], 1636–1701, priest and explorer in Canada, b. near Nantes, France. In 1657 he entered the seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, and...Gautier, Théophile
(Encyclopedia)Gautier, Théophile gōtyāˈ [key], 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic. He was a leading exponent of “art for art's sake”—the belief that formal, aesthetic beauty is the sole purpose...Roatán
(Encyclopedia)Roatán, Honduras: see Bahía, Islas de la. ...Adam le Bossu
(Encyclopedia)Adam le Bossu: see Adam de la Halle. ...Ramée, Pierre de La
(Encyclopedia)Ramée, Pierre de La: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Plate, River
(Encyclopedia)Plate, River: see Plata, Río de la. ...Pierre de La Ramée
(Encyclopedia)Pierre de La Ramée: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Jean de Meun
(Encyclopedia)Jean de Meun zhäN də möN [key], d. 1305, French poet, also known as Jean Chopinel (or Clopinel) of Meung-sur-Loire. He wrote the second part of the Roman de la Rose and made translations from Latin...Christian Brothers
(Encyclopedia)Christian Brothers: see John Baptist de la Salle, Saint. ...Bay Islands
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