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Peter I, duke or count of Brittany

(Encyclopedia) Peter I (Pierre Mauclerc), d. 1250, duke or count of Brittany (1213–37). The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half-sister and heiress of Arthur I duke of Brittany.…

Symons, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Symons, ArthurSymons, Arthursĭmˈənz [key], 1865–1945, English poet and critic. A leader of the symbolists in England, Symons interpreted French decadent poetry to the English through…

Louis C.K.

Name at birth: Louis SzekelyLouis C.K. is a writer and actor who gained his greatest fame in the cable comedy series Louie, a sitcom based on his life as a stand-up comedian and divorced father of…

Marcus, Rudolph Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Marcus, Rudolph Arthur, 1923–, American chemist, b. Montreal, Canada. A professor at the California Institute of Technology, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for…

Sutherland Falls

(Encyclopedia) Sutherland Falls, waterfall, 1,904 ft (580 m) high, between Lake Quill and Arthur River, SW South Island, New Zealand. It is among the world's highest waterfalls. It is a major tourist…

Schlesinger, Arthur Meier

(Encyclopedia) Schlesinger, Arthur MeierSchlesinger, Arthur Meiershlĕsˈĭnjər [key], 1888–1965, American historian, b. Xenia, Ohio. After teaching at Ohio State Univ. and the State Univ. of Iowa, he…

La Trémoille, Georges de

(Encyclopedia) La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Georges deLa Trémoille or La Trimouille, Georges dezhôrzh də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēm&oomacr;ˈyə [key], c.1385–1446, favorite of King Charles VII of…

Launcelot, Sir

(Encyclopedia) Launcelot, SirLauncelot, Sirlănˈsəlŏtˌ, lŏnˈ–, lônˈ– [key], in Arthurian legend, bravest and most celebrated knight at the court of King Arthur. He was kidnapped as an infant by the…

Lüshun

(Encyclopedia) LüshunLüshunl&oomacr;ˈsh&oobreve;nˈ [key], formerly Port Arthur, Jap. Ryojun, former city, SW Liaoning prov., China, at the tip of the Liaodong peninsula. It was formerly…

Compton, Arthur Holly

(Encyclopedia) Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892–1962, American physicist, b. Wooster, Ohio, grad. College of Wooster (B.S., 1913), Ph.D. Princeton, 1916. He was professor and head of the department of…