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Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore
(Encyclopedia) Géricault, Jean Louis André ThéodoreGéricault, Jean Louis André ThéodorezhäN lwē äNdrāˈ tāōdôrˈ zhārēkōˈ [key], 1791–1824, French painter. He studied with Antoine Vernet and with…Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Gros, Antoine-Jean, BaronGros, Antoine-Jean, BaronäNtwänˈ zhäN bärôNˈgrō [key], 1771–1835, French painter. He studied with his father, a miniaturist, and with J.-L. David, whose…De Smet, Pierre Jean
(Encyclopedia) De Smet, Pierre JeanDe Smet, Pierre Jeanpyĕr zhäN də smĕtˈ [key], 1801–73, Jesuit missionary in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, b. Belgium. He emigrated to the United States in 1821,…Bunau-Varilla, Philippe Jean
(Encyclopedia) Bunau-Varilla, Philippe JeanBunau-Varilla, Philippe Jeanfēlēpˈ zhäN bünōˈ-värēyäˈ [key], 1859–1940, French engineer, prominent in the Panama Canal controversy. An engineer after 1884…Boyer, Jean Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Boyer, Jean PierreBoyer, Jean PierrezhäN pyĕr bwäyāˈ [key], 1776–1850, president of Haiti (1818–43). A free mulatto, he fought under Toussaint Louverture and then joined André Rigaud,…Guadet, Marguerite Élie
(Encyclopedia) Guadet, Marguerite ÉlieGuadet, Marguerite Éliemärgərētˈ ālēˈ güädāˈ [key], 1758–94, French revolutionary. A leader of the Girondists, he was outlawed (1793) for his attacks on…Roncesvalles
(Encyclopedia) RoncesvallesRoncesvallesrōnˌthāsväˈlyās [key], Fr. Roncevaux, mountain pass (alt. 3,468 ft/1,057 m), in the Pyrenees, between Pamplona (Spain) and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (France).…megalopolis
(Encyclopedia) megalopolismegalopolismĕgəlŏpˈlĭs [key] [Gr.,=great city], a group of densely populated metropolitan areas that combine to form an urban complex. It was first used in its modern sense…Château-Thierry
(Encyclopedia) Château-Thierry Château-Thierry shätōˈ-tyĕrēˈ [key], town, Aisne dept., N France, on the Marne River.…La Baie
(Encyclopedia) La BaieLa Baielə bī [key], city (1991 pop. 20,995), S Que., Canada, on Ha! Ha! Bay, an arm of the Saguenay River. Formed by the amalgamation of Bagotville, Port Alfred, and the…Trending
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