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Renault, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Renault, LouisRenault, Louislwē rənōˈ [key], 1843–1918, French jurist, professor of international law at the Univ. of Paris. Renault was one of the founders of the scientific study of…

Sandel, Cora

(Encyclopedia) Sandel, CoraSandel, Corakôrˈə sănˈdĕl [key], pseud. of Sara Fabricius, 1880–1974, Norwegian author. Her outstanding work is the Alberta Trilogy (1926–39, tr. 1965), a set of largely…

Tanner, Henry Ossawa

(Encyclopedia) Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859–1937, American painter, b. Pittsburgh; son of a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He studied with Eakins in Philadelphia and in Paris. Tanner…

Krohg, Christian

(Encyclopedia) Krohg, ChristianKrohg, Christiankrĭsˈtyän krōg [key], 1852–1925, Norwegian genre and portrait painter and author. After studying on the continent, Krohg returned to Norway in 1878 and…

Labrouste, Henri

(Encyclopedia) Labrouste, HenriLabrouste, HenriäNrēˈ läbr&oomacr;stˈ [key], 1801–75, French architect. He was among the first to make effective architectural use of metal construction, as in his…

Lenclos, Ninon de

(Encyclopedia) Lenclos, Ninon deLenclos, Ninon denēnôNˈ də läNklōˈ [key], 1620–1705, French beauty and wit. Her real name was Anne de Lenclos. She numbered among her many lovers and friends such…

Hahnemann, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Hahnemann, SamuelHahnemann, Samuelzäˈm&oomacr;ĕl häˈnəmän [key], 1755–1843, German physician, founder of homeopathy. He expounded his system in Organon of the Rational Art of…

Milne-Edwards, Henri

(Encyclopedia) Milne-Edwards, HenriMilne-Edwards, HenriäNrēˈ mēlˌnādwärsˈ [key], 1800–1885, French naturalist. He became professor at the Sorbonne (1843) and served at the Museum of Natural History,…

Morin, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Morin, PaulMorin, Paulpôl môrăNˈ [key], 1889–1963, French Canadian poet, b. Montreal. After taking degrees in the arts, science, and law at Laval Univ., he studied in Paris. His two…

Muffat, Georg

(Encyclopedia) Muffat, GeorgMuffat, Georggāˈôrk m&oobreve;fˈät [key], 1645–1704, German organist and composer. Muffat studied in Italy with Arcangelo Corelli and Bernardo Pasquini. He also spent…