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Mansart, François
(Encyclopedia) Mansart or Mansard, FrançoisMansart or Mansard, Françoisboth: fräNswäˈ mäNsärˈ [key], 1598–1666, French architect. His work is noted as being an outstanding expression of French…Lissouba, Pascal
(Encyclopedia) Lissouba, Pascal, 1931–2020, Congolese political leader. A biologist and able administrator, he served as prime minister (1963–66) of the Congo Republic under President Massamba-Débat…Lifar, Serge
(Encyclopedia) Lifar, SergeLifar, Sergesĕrˈgā lēˈfär [key], 1905–86, Russian dancer, choreographer, director, teacher, and dance historian, b. Kiev. Lifar studied briefly with Bronislava Nijinska,…Claudel, Camille
(Encyclopedia) Claudel, Camille (Camille-Rosalie Claudel)Claudel, Camillekämēˈyə-rōzälēˈ klōdĕlˈ [key], 1864–1943, French sculptor. The sister of the writer Paul Claudel, she studied at the Colarossi…Kawakubo, Rei
(Encyclopedia) Kawakubo, Rei, 1942–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Tokyo. After working for a textile manufacturer, she became (1967) a freelance stylist, founded (1969) the fashion label Comme des…Lescot, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Lescot, PierreLescot, Pierrepyĕr lĕskōˈ [key], c.1510–1578, French Renaissance architect. Appointed by Francis I to design a new royal palace in Paris, he built the earliest portions…Enesco, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Enesco, GeorgesEnesco, Georgeszhôrzh ĕnĕsˈkō [key], Rom. George Enescu, 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor; studied at the Vienna Conservatory and in Paris with…Braille, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Braille, LouisBraille, Louisbrāl, Fr. lwē brīˈyə [key], 1809?–1852, French inventor of the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind. Having become blind from an accident at…Cabochiens
(Encyclopedia) CabochiensCabochienskäbōshyăNˈ [key], popular faction in Paris in the early 15th cent. Composed largely of small tradespeople and members of the butchers' and skinners' guilds, it was…Poisson, Siméon Denis
(Encyclopedia) Poisson, Siméon DenisPoisson, Siméon DenissēmāôNˈ dənēˈ pwäsôNˈ [key], 1781–1840, French mathematician and physicist. From 1802 he taught at the École polytechnique, Paris, and was…Trending
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