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Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Boileau-Despréaux, NicolasBoileau-Despréaux, Nicolasnēkôläˈ bwälōˈ-dāprāōˈ [key], 1636–1711, French literary critic and poet. He was the spokesman of classicism, drawing his principles…Dumas, Alexandre (Dumas fils), 1824–95, French dramatist and novelist
(Encyclopedia) Dumas, Alexandre, known as Dumas filsDumas filsälĕksäNˈdrə dümäˈ, [key]Dumas filsfēs [key], 1824–95, French dramatist and novelist, illegitimate son of Alexandre Dumas (1802–70, Dumas…David Guralnik 2000 Deaths
David GuralnikAge: 79 lexicographer who served as editor in chief of Webster's New World dictionaries from 1948 to his retirement in 1985. He died of colon cancer. Died: Shaker Heights, Ohio…Gresset, Jean Baptiste Louis
(Encyclopedia) Gresset, Jean Baptiste LouisGresset, Jean Baptiste LouiszhäN bätēstˈ lwē grĕsāˈ [key], 1709–77, French poet and dramatist. He was the author of a mock epic, Vairvert (1734), and of a…Demangeon, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Demangeon, AlbertDemangeon, AlbertdāmäNzhōNˈ [key], 1872–1940, French geographer, specializing in the study of regional and economic geography. His best-known works include Le Déclin…Destouches, Philippe Néricault
(Encyclopedia) Destouches, Philippe NéricaultDestouches, Philippe Néricaultfēlēpˈ nārēkōˈ dāt&oomacr;shˈ [key], 1680–1754, French dramatist. He was known for his moralistic comedies. Le Glorieux…David, Félicien César
(Encyclopedia) David, Félicien CésarDavid, Félicien CésarfālēsyăNˈ sāzärˈ dävēdˈ [key], 1810–76, French composer. His ode-symphony Le Desert (1844) and his opera Lalla-Roukh (1862) contain Eastern…Hérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Hérold, Louis Joseph FerdinandHérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinandlwē zhôzĕfˈ fĕrdēnäNˈ ārôldˈ [key], 1791–1833, French composer. He composed a number of operas, two of which—Zampa (1831)…Walton-le-Dale
(Encyclopedia) Walton-le-Dale, city (1985 est. pop. 29,100), Lancashire, N England. There are engineering works and textile and paper industries. An 11th-century church was rebuilt in 1748. Oliver…James Grogan 2000 Deaths
James GroganAge: 68 U.S. figure skater who won the 1952 Olympic bronze medal and was a four-time silver medallist at consecutive world championships beginning in 1951; director of a skating…Trending
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