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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. ...

Plate, River

(Encyclopedia)Plate, River: see Plata, Río de la. ...

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

(Encyclopedia)Bay Islands, Honduras: see Bahía, Islas de la. ...
 

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