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Tallard, Camille, marquis de la Baume-d'Hostun, baron d'Arlanc, comte de
(Encyclopedia)Tallard or Tallart, Camille, marquis de la Baume-d'Hostun, baron d'Arlanc, comte de kämēˈyə märkēˈ də lä bōmˌ-dôstöNˈ bärôNˈ därläNkˈ kôNt də tälärˈ [key], 1652–1728, French...Marschall von Bieberstein, Adolf, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Marschall von Bieberstein, Adolf, Baron äˈdôlf märˈshäl fən bēˈbərshtīn [key], 1842–1912, German diplomat. After years in the administrative service of Baden and as a member of its legisl...Cauchy, Augustin Louis, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Cauchy, Augustin Louis, Baron ōgüstăNˈ lwē bärôNˈ kōshēˈ [key], 1789–1857, French mathematician. He was professor simultaneously (1816–30) at the École polytechnique, the Sorbonne, and...Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von
(Encyclopedia)Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von fĕrˈdēnänt bärōnˈ fən rĭkhtˈhōfən [key], 1833–1905, German geographer, geologist, and traveler. He took part in a Prussian expedition in E Asia (1860–6...Baffin Island
(Encyclopedia)Baffin Island, 183,810 sq mi (476,068 sq km), c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long and from 130 to 450 mi (210–720 km) wide, in the Arctic Ocean, Nunavut Territory, Canada. It is the fifth largest island in t...Trimble of Lisnagarvey, William David Trimble, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Trimble of Lisnagarvey, William David Trimble, Baron, 1944–, Northern Irish political leader, grad. Queens Univ., Belfast (LL.B.). A Protestant Unionist, he became (1969) a barrister and taught law ...Kemnitz, Martin
(Encyclopedia)Kemnitz, Martin: see Chemnitz, Martin. ...Boeheim, Martin
(Encyclopedia)Boeheim, Martin: see Behaim, Martin. ...Butzer, Martin
(Encyclopedia)Butzer, Martin: see Bucer, Martin.Behem, Martin
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