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Koelreuter, Joseph Gottlieb
(Encyclopedia) Koelreuter, Joseph Gottlieb: see Kölreuter.Thayendanegea
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(Encyclopedia) Maistre, Joseph deMaistre, Joseph dezhôzĕfˈ də mĕsˈtrə [key], 1753–1821, French writer and diplomat. Born in Savoy, he was Sardinian ambassador at St. Petersburg from 1803 to 1817. A…Niépce, Joseph Nicéphore
(Encyclopedia) Niépce, Joseph NicéphoreNiépce, Joseph Nicéphorezhôzĕfˈ nēsāfôrˈ nyĕps [key], 1765–1833, French chemist who originated a process of photography (see photography, still). In 1826 he…Inchbald, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Inchbald, ElizabethInchbald, Elizabethĭnchˈbôld [key], 1753–1821, English author. The daughter of a farmer, Joseph Simpson, she went to London in 1772 to seek her fortune on the stage…Macdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph AlexandreMacdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph Alexandrezhäk ātyĕnˈzhôzĕfˈ älĕksäNˈdrə mäkdônälˈ [key], 1765–1840, marshal of France, of Scottish descent…Chauveau, Pierre Joseph Olivier
(Encyclopedia) Chauveau, Pierre Joseph OlivierChauveau, Pierre Joseph Olivierpyĕr zhôzĕfˈ ôlēvyāˈ shōvōˈ [key], 1820–90, French Canadian educator and politician, prime minister of Quebec (1867–73), b…Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonEichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonyōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law,…Hergesheimer, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Hergesheimer, JosephHergesheimer, Josephhûrˈgəshīˈmər [key], 1880–1954, American novelist, b. Philadelphia. He first achieved literary distinction with the publication of The Three…Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire
(Encyclopedia) Joffre, Joseph Jacques CésaireJoffre, Joseph Jacques Césairezhôzĕfˈ zhäk sāzĕrˈ zhôˈfrə [key], 1852–1931, marshal of France. He began his career as a military engineer in the French…Trending
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