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Bing, Elisabeth Dorothea Koenigsberger
(Encyclopedia) Bing, Elisabeth Dorothea Koenigsberger, 1914–2015, American advocate of natural childbirth, b. Berlin. She left Germany for England in 1933, where she trained as a physical therapist…Crommelynck, Fernand
(Encyclopedia) Crommelynck, FernandCrommelynck, FernandfĕrnäNˈ krôməlăNkˈ [key], 1885?–1970, Belgian dramatist, b. Paris. Crommelynck's first great success was a tragic farce about jealousy, Le Cocu…Léger, Fernand
(Encyclopedia) Léger, FernandLéger, FernandfĕrnäNˈ lāzhāˈ [key], 1881–1955, French painter. Léger first studied architecture, then he began to paint, studying briefly at the École des Beaux-Arts. He…Fernand Sastre 1998 Deaths
Fernand SastreAge: 74 co-president of the French World Cup organizing committee which led France's drive to host the tournament beginning in 1989; Sastre was also a longtime official with…Braudel, Fernand
(Encyclopedia) Braudel, Fernand, 1902–85, French historian. He studied under Lucien Febvre and was a founder of the Annales school of historiography. As a German prisoner-of-war during World War II,…Brahic, André Fernand
(Encyclopedia) Brahic, André Fernand, 1942–2016, French astrophysicist, b. Paris. He was introduced to astrophysics by Evry Schatzman, a leading French theoretician, and obtained his doctorate from…Spontini, Gaspare
(Encyclopedia) Spontini, GaspareSpontini, Gasparegäsˈpärā spōntēˈnē [key], 1774–1851, Italian opera composer. Spontini studied music in Naples. He went to Paris in 1803, was soon backed by the…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: L
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Fernand Joseph ST. GERMAIN, Congress, RI (1928)
ST. GERMAIN Fernand Joseph , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Blackstone, Worcester County, Mass., January 9, 1928; attended parochial schools in Woonsocket, R.I.; graduated from Our Lady…Loewy, Raymond Fernand
(Encyclopedia) Loewy, Raymond Fernand, 1893–1986, American designer, b. Paris, France. He emigrated in 1919, settling in New York City; he became a U.S. citizen in 1938. Known as the father of…Trending
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