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Schumacher, Michael
(Encyclopedia)Schumacher, Michael sho͞oˈmäkhər [key], 1969–, German auto race driver, b. Hürth-Hermühlheim. Regarded as the best Formula 1 (F1) driver of his era, he debuted as a racecar driver in 1988 and ...Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy
(Encyclopedia)Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy pĕrˈĕyəsläfˈ-khmĭlnyĭtˈskē [key], town, in Ukraine, on the Trubezh River. It was known in 907 and served as the fortified capital of the duchy of Pereyaslavl (11th–...Montgolfier, Joseph Michel
(Encyclopedia)Montgolfier, Joseph Michel zhäk ātyĕnˈ [key], 1745–99, French inventors, brothers. Together they invented the first practical balloon. On June 5, 1783, they sent up at Annonay, near Lyons, a lar...Hubertusburg, Peace of
(Encyclopedia)Hubertusburg, Peace of ho͞obĕrˈto͝osbo͝orkh [key], 1763, treaty signed on Feb. 15 between Austria and Prussia at the end of the Seven Years War. It was signed at Hubertusburg, Saxony (in present-...Talma, François Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Talma, François Joseph fräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ tälmäˈ [key], 1763–1826, French actor. The greatest tragedian of his time, he broke with tradition and foreshadowed the romanticists. He continued L...Hérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia)Hérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinand lwē zhôzĕfˈ fĕrdēnäNˈ ārôldˈ [key], 1791–1833, French composer. He composed a number of operas, two of which—Zampa (1831) and Le Pré aux clercs (1832)...Joubert, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Joubert, Joseph zhôzĕfˈ zho͞obĕrˈ [key], 1754–1824, French moralist. His Pensées (of which there are many English translations) rank with those of La Rochefoucauld in their finished style but...Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin
(Encyclopedia)Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin lāôNˈ zhôzĕfˈ flôräNtăNˈ bônäˈ [key], 1833–c.1922, French portrait and historical painter. He is best known for his portraits of famous men, including Thi...Caventou, Joseph Bienaimé
(Encyclopedia)Caventou, Joseph Bienaimé zhôzĕfˈ byăNnāmāˈ käväNto͞oˈ [key], 1795–1877, French chemist. He was professor at the École de Pharmacie, Paris. With P. J. Pelletier he isolated quinine (fro...Maria I
(Encyclopedia)Maria I, 1734–1816, queen of Portugal (1777–1816), daughter of Joseph I. She was married (1760) to her uncle, who assumed joint rule with her as Peter III. Neither of them was much interested in a...Browse by Subject
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