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Thomas, Norman Mattoon
(Encyclopedia)Thomas, Norman Mattoon, 1884–1968, American socialist leader, b. Marion, Ohio; grad. Princeton (1905), Union Theological Seminary (1911). He served as pastor of several Presbyterian churches and did...Sánchez, Florencio
(Encyclopedia)Sánchez, Florencio flōrānˈsyō sänˈchās [key], 1875–1910, Uruguayan playwright. His many plays concern pastoral life in the region of the Río de la Plata. Sánchez's style owes much to the n...Logroño
(Encyclopedia)Logroño lōgrōˈnyō [key], city (1990 pop. 121,911), capital of La Rioja autonomous community and prov., N Spain, in La Rioja, on the Ebro River. It is a farm-processing center noted for its Rioja ...Palacio Valdés, Armando
(Encyclopedia)Palacio Valdés, Armando ärmänˈdō päläˈthyō väldāsˈ [key], 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic. He began his career with critical writings, but his reputation rests on his realistic no...Épinay, Louise Florence Pétronille (de Tardieu d'Esclavelles) La Live d'
(Encyclopedia)Épinay, Louise Florence Pétronille (de Tardieu d'Esclavelles) La Live d' lwēz flôräNsˈ pātrōnēˈyə də tärdyöˈ dāklävĕlˈ lä lēv dāpēnāˈ [key], 1726–83, French woman of letters...Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte
(Encyclopedia)Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte zhän märēˈ bo͞ovyāˈ də lä môt güēyôNˈ [key], 1648–1717, French mystic and author of writings dealing largely with quietism. Confined by the gove...Richet, Charles Robert
(Encyclopedia)Richet, Charles Robert shärl rōbĕrˈ rēshāˈ [key], 1850–1935, French physiologist. From 1887 to 1927 he was professor at the Univ. of Paris. His special study was anaphylaxis, a term he used t...Rydberg, Johannes Robert
(Encyclopedia)Rydberg, Johannes Robert yo͞oˈhänəs rôˈbərt rüdˈbĕryə [key], 1854–1919, Swedish physicist. Rydberg was a professor at Lund from 1901 to 1919. He is best known for his grouping of the freq...Laurent, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Laurent, Robert rōbârˈ lôrĕntˈ [key], 1890–1970, American sculptor, b. France. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 and later studied in Rome. Progressing from early decorative works, he ...Nanteuil, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Nanteuil, Robert rōbĕrˈ näNtöˈyə [key], 1623?–1678, French draftsman and engraver. His pastel portraits gained him popularity, and in 1658 Louis XIV made him draftsman to the royal cabinet. H...Browse by Subject
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