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Brogan, Denis William

(Encyclopedia) Brogan, Denis WilliamBrogan, Denis Williambrōˈgən [key], 1900–1974, British historian and political scientist, b. Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Univ. of Glasgow, Oxford,…

Rougemont, Denis de

(Encyclopedia) Rougemont, Denis deRougemont, Denis dedənēˈ də r&oomacr;zhmôNˈ [key], 1906–85, French philosopher and critic, b. Switzerland. He moved to Paris in 1936 and published numerous…

Lillo, George

(Encyclopedia) Lillo, George, 1693–1739, English dramatist. The son of a prosperous jeweller, he was for many years his father's partner in the trade. He is chiefly remembered as the author of The…

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of, 1671–1713, English philosopher. The philosopher John Locke, adviser to the 1st earl, his grandfather, was in charge of Shaftesbury's…

Fustel de Coulanges, Numa Denis

(Encyclopedia) Fustel de Coulanges, Numa DenisFustel de Coulanges, Numa Denisnümäˈ dənēˈ füstĕlˈ də k&oomacr;läNzhˈ [key], 1830–89, French historian. His masterly study, La Cité antique (1864, tr…

Poisson, Siméon Denis

(Encyclopedia) Poisson, Siméon DenisPoisson, Siméon DenissēmāôNˈ dənēˈ pwäsôNˈ [key], 1781–1840, French mathematician and physicist. From 1802 he taught at the École polytechnique, Paris, and was…

Sassou-Nguesso, Denis

(Encyclopedia) Sassou-Nguesso, DenisSassou-Nguesso, Denisdĕˈnē säsˈō-əngāˈsō [key], 1943?–, Congolese army officer and president (1979–92, 1997–) of Congo (Brazzaville). He served (1977–79) as the…

Saint-Évremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis de

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Évremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis deSaint-Évremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis deshärl də märgətĕlˈ də săN-dənēˈ də săNtāvrəmôNˈ [key], 1616?–1703, French…

Marmontel, Jean François

(Encyclopedia) Marmontel, Jean FrançoisMarmontel, Jean FrançoiszhäN fräNswäˈ märmôNtĕlˈ [key], 1723–99, French critic, dramatist, and story writer, contributor to Diderot's Encyclopédie. Educated by…

Bobigny

(Encyclopedia) Bobigny Bobigny bôbēnyēˈ [key], city, capital of Seine–Saint Denis dept., N central France…