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Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis deFavras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis detômäˈ də mäēˈ märkēˈ də fävräsˈ [key], 1744–90, French royalist. After the outbreak of the French Revolution, he…Grasse
(Encyclopedia) Grasse, town, Alpes-Maritime dept., SE France. Probably founded in Roman times, Grasse was a commercial center during the Middle Ages.…Vercors
(Encyclopedia) VercorsVercorsvĕrkôrˈ [key], 1902–91, French writer and illustrator, whose original name was Jean Bruller. Vercors served in the French resistance movement and helped to found Les…Cambert, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Cambert, RobertCambert, Robertrōbĕrˈ käNbĕrˈ [key], c.1628–1677, French composer; pupil of Chambonnières. His Pastorale d'Issy (1659) and other works are among the first real French…Boucicaut
(Encyclopedia) BoucicautBoucicautb&oomacr;sēkōˈ [key], c.1366–1421, marshal of France and crusader against the Ottoman Turks, whose real name was Jean III le Meingre. Captured by Ottoman Sultan…Meiss, Millard
(Encyclopedia) Meiss, MillardMeiss, Millardmēs [key], 1904–75, American art historian, b. Cincinnati. Meiss taught art history at Columbia from 1934 to 1953 and thereafter was professor at Harvard…Laporte, Roland
(Encyclopedia) Laporte, RolandLaporte, RolandrōläNˈ läpôrtˈ [key], 1675–1704, a leader of the Camisards, known as Roland. He was noted for his fearlessness, his knowledge of military tactics, and his…Laurence, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Laurence, Margaret (Jean Margaret Laurence), 1926–87, Canadian novelist, b. Manitoba. She lived in Somaliland, Ghana, and England and many of her early works had an African setting.…Lalemant, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) Lalemant, Gabriel (Saint Gabriel Lalemant)Lalemant, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ [key]Lalemant, Gabriel lälmäNˈ [key], 1610–49, French Jesuit missionary in North America, nephew of Charles Lalemant…Du Bellay, Guillaume
(Encyclopedia) Du Bellay, GuillaumeDu Bellay, Guillaumegēyōmˈ dü bĕlāˈ [key], 1491–1543, French diplomat under King Francis I; brother of Jean Du Bellay. He was employed in negotiations regarding the…Trending
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