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Grignard, Victor
(Encyclopedia) Grignard, VictorGrignard, Victorvēktôrˈ grēnyärˈ [key], 1871–1935, French chemist. He shared the 1912 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Paul Sabatier for his work in organic synthesis…Lufkin
(Encyclopedia) Lufkin, city (1990 pop. 30,206), seat of Angelina co., E Tex.; inc. 1890. Situated in the deep pine woods, it is the core of a region of forest industries with many sawmills and the…Berger, Victor Louis
(Encyclopedia) Berger, Victor Louis, 1860–1929, American Socialist leader and congressman, b. Austria-Hungary. After studying at the universities of Budapest and Vienna, he emigrated (1878) to the…Poncelet, Jean Victor
(Encyclopedia) Poncelet, Jean VictorPoncelet, Jean VictorzhäNˈ vēktôrˈ pôNslāˈ [key], 1788–1867, French mathematician and army engineer. He taught at the school of mechanics at Metz and at the…Gatti-Casazza, Giulio
(Encyclopedia) Gatti-Casazza, GiulioGatti-Casazza, Giulioj&oomacr;ˈlyō gätˈtē-käzätˈsä [key], 1869–1940, Italian operatic manager. In 1893 he succeeded his father as director of the municipal…Wright, Frances
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Frances (Fanny Wright), 1795–1852, Scottish-American reformer, later known as Mme Darusmont, b. Dundee, Scotland. After her first tour (1818–20) of the United States she wrote…Perkins, Frances
(Encyclopedia) Perkins, Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. Secretary of Labor (1933–45), b. Boston. She worked at Hull House, was executive secretary of the New York Consumers' League (1910–12) and of the New…Keyes, Frances Parkinson
novelistBirthplace: Charlottesville, Va.Born: 1885Died: 1970Frances Slocum Biography
Frances Slocum Indian captiveBorn: 3/4/1773Birthplace: Warwick, R.I. Frances Slocum was the daughter of Jonathan and Ruth Tripp Slocum, Quakers who had settled near Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In…Coleridge: "France: an Ode"
"Christabel" and "Kubla Khan""LOVE""France: an Ode" This ode was written in February, 1798, and first printed in the "Morning Post" for April 16 of that year, under the significant title…Trending
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