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Girardon, François

(Encyclopedia) Girardon, FrançoisGirardon, FrançoisfräNswäˈ zhērärdôNˈ [key], 1628–1715, French sculptor. Chancellor Séguier sent him to study in Paris with François Anguier and later to Rome. On his…

Fogelberg, Bengt Erland

(Encyclopedia) Fogelberg, Bengt ErlandFogelberg, Bengt Erlandbĕngt ĕrˈländ f&oomacr;ˈgəlbĕrˌyə [key], 1786–1854, Swedish sculptor. He studied in Stockholm, in Paris, and in Rome, where he lived…

Boucicaut Master

(Encyclopedia) Boucicaut MasterBoucicaut Masterb&oomacr;sēkōˈ [key], active c.1375–1400, Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminator. The master was named for his greatest work, The Hours of the…

Carrière, Eugène

(Encyclopedia) Carrière, EugèneCarrière, Eugèneözhĕnˈ käryĕrˈ [key], 1849–1906, French painter and lithographer. He is best known for his spiritual interpretations of maternity and family life.…

Yudenich, Nikolai Nikolayevich

(Encyclopedia) Yudenich, Nikolai NikolayevichYudenich, Nikolai Nikolayevichnyĭkəlīˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch y&oobreve;dyāˈnyĭch [key], 1862–1933, Russian general. He served in the Russo-Japanese War and in…

Blashfield, Edwin Howland

(Encyclopedia) Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848–1936, American mural painter and mosaic designer, b. New York City, studied with Bonnat in Paris. From the 1890s on he worked chiefly as a muralist,…

Whitney, John Hay

(Encyclopedia) Whitney, John Hay, 1904–82, American public official and newspaper publisher, b. Ellsworth, Maine. After an active career in business and in various government posts, Whitney served (…

Werner, Anton Alexander von

(Encyclopedia) Werner, Anton Alexander vonWerner, Anton Alexander vonänˈtôn älĕksänˈdər fən vĕrˈnər [key], 1843–1915, German historical painter, portraitist, and illustrator. He was director (1875–…

Sartain, John

(Encyclopedia) Sartain, JohnSartain, Johnsärtānˈ [key], 1808–97, American engraver, b. London. Shortly after his arrival in the United States in 1830, he received important commissions for prints…

Pasteur, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Pasteur, LouisPasteur, Louispăstŭrˈ, Fr. lwē pästörˈ [key], 1822–95, French chemist. He taught at Dijon, Strasbourg, and Lille, and in Paris at the École normale supérieure and the…