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Pire, Georges Henri

(Encyclopedia) Pire, Georges HenriPire, Georges Henrizhôrzh äNrēˈ pēr [key], 1910–69, Belgian priest. He entered a Dominican monastery at the age of 18 and was ordained in 1934. He taught moral…

Pitoëff, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Pitoëff, GeorgesPitoëff, Georgeszhôrzh pēˈtōĕf [key], 1884–1939, Russian actor-manager. Although he had both engineering and law degrees, Pitoeff was drawn to the theater. He directed…

Lefebvre, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Lefebvre, GeorgesLefebvre, Georgeszhôrzh [key]Lefebvre, Georges ləfĕˈvrə [key], 1874–1959, French historian, an authority on the French Revolutionary period. From 1937 to 1945 he held…

Pompidou, Georges Jean Raymond

(Encyclopedia) Pompidou, Georges Jean RaymondPompidou, Georges Jean Raymondzhôrzh pôNpēd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1911–74. French political leader, president of France (1969–74). Georges Pompidou taught…

Barrère, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Barrère, GeorgesBarrère, Georgeszhôrzh bärĕrˈ [key], 1876–1944, French-American flutist and conductor, grad. Paris Conservatory, 1895. In Paris he was solo flutist (1897–1905) of the…

Courteline, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Courteline, GeorgesCourteline, Georgeszhôrzh k&oomacr;rˌtəlēnˈ [key], 1858–1929, French writer. His prolific humorous and satiric works include sketches, plays, tales, and novels.…

Charpak, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Charpak, GeorgesCharpak, Georgeszhôrzh shärpäkˈ [key], 1924–2010, French physicist, b. Dąbrowica, Poland (now Dubrovytsia, Ukraine), Ph.D Collège de France, 1954. Affiliated with CERN…

Perrot, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Perrot, GeorgesPerrot, Georgeszhôrzh pĕrōˈ [key], 1832–1914, French archaeologist. He was professor at the Sorbonne from 1875, director of the École normale supérieure, Paris, from…

Simenon, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Simenon, GeorgesSimenon, Georgeszhôrzh sēmənôNˈ [key], 1903–89, Belgian novelist. One of the most prolific of modern authors, he is best known for the more than 75 stories he wrote…

Escoffier, Georges Auguste

(Encyclopedia) Escoffier, Georges AugusteEscoffier, Georges Augustezhôrzh ôgüstˈ ĕskôfyāˈ [key], 1846–1935, French authority on cooking. Regarded by some as the greatest chef in history, he went to…