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Meunier, Constantin
(Encyclopedia) Meunier, ConstantinMeunier, ConstantinkôNstäNtăNˈ mönyāˈ [key], 1831–1905, Belgian sculptor and painter. In paintings of monastic life and of factory workers and miners, his work…Kempener, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia) Kempener, Pieter deKempener, Pieter depēˈtər də kĕmˈpənər [key], c.1503–1580, Flemish painter, b. Brussels. He studied and painted for 10 years in Italy and about 1537 settled in…Prigogine, Ilya
(Encyclopedia) Prigogine, IlyaPrigogine, Ilyaprĭgˈəjēn [key], 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, b. Moscow. He was raised and educated in Belgium, receiving his doctorate in 1941 and joining the faculty of…Orley, Bernard van
(Encyclopedia) Orley, Bernard vanOrley, Bernard vanbĕrˈnärt vän ôrˈlī [key], or Barend van OrleyBarend van Orleybäˈrənt [key], c.1491–1542, Flemish painter. In 1515 he was settled in Brussels, where…March 2016: Dozens Are Killed and Hundreds Wounded in Brussels Terrorist Attacks
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of March 2016. Dozens…Brabant
(Encyclopedia) Brabant Brabant Fr. bräbäNˈ, Du. bräbäntˈ [key], former province,…Laeken
(Encyclopedia) LaekenLaekenläˈkən [key], part of Brussels, central Belgium. The palace built there (early 19th cent.) by Napoleon I is used as a Belgian royal residence.Bruegel
(Encyclopedia) Bruegel,&sp;Brueghel, or BreughelBreughelall: broiˈgəl, Du. bröˈgəl [key], outstanding family of Flemish genre and landscape painters. The foremost, Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, c.…Stas, Jean Servais
(Encyclopedia) Stas, Jean ServaisStas, Jean ServaiszhäNˈ sĕrvāˈ stäs [key], 1813–91, Belgian chemist. He was assistant to J. B. A. Dumas and professor (1840–65) at the École royale militaire,…Hoffmann, Josef
(Encyclopedia) Hoffmann, Josef, 1870–1956, Austrian architect. A student of Otto Wagner, he was a leader of Austrian decoration in the first three decades of the 20th cent. His sophisticated…Trending
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