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Chaptal, Jean Antoine

(Encyclopedia) Chaptal, Jean AntoineChaptal, Jean AntoinezhäN äNtwänˈ shäptälˈ [key], 1756–1832, French chemist, industrialist, and statesman. He became (1781) professor of chemistry at Montpellier,…

Drouyn de Lhuys, Édouard

(Encyclopedia) Drouyn de Lhuys, ÉdouardDrouyn de Lhuys, Édouardādwärˈ dr&oomacr;ăNˈ də lüēsˈ [key], 1805–81, French diplomat. He served under the July Monarchy. After the Revolution of 1848, he…

Dzierżoniów

(Encyclopedia) Dzierżoniów Dzierżoniów jēĕrzhôˈny&oomacr;f [key], Ger. Reichenbach, town, Dolnośląskie…

Flèche, La

(Encyclopedia) Flèche, La Flèche, La lä flĕsh [key], town, Sarthe dept., on the Loir River. The town has a few light…

Upper Austria

(Encyclopedia) Upper Austria, Ger. Oberösterreich, province (1991 pop. 1,333,480), 4,625 sq mi (11,979 sq km), NW Austria. Linz is the capital. Bordering on Germany in the west and the Czech Republic…

Stein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zum

(Encyclopedia) Stein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumStein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumkärl frīˈhĕr fəm &oobreve;nt ts&oobreve;m shtīn [key], 1757–1831, Prussian statesman and reformer. Rising…

gull

(Encyclopedia) gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and…

Franco-Prussian War

(Encyclopedia) Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870–71, conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von…

David MEEKISON, Congress, OH (1849-1915)

MEEKISON David , a Representative from Ohio; born in Dundee, Scotland, November 14, 1849; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Napoleon, Ohio; attended the…

Saint-Cyr-l'École

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Cyr-l'ÉcoleSaint-Cyr-l'ÉcolesăN-sēr-lākôlˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 14,832), Yvelines dept., N central France. A school for the daughters of impoverished noblemen was founded there…