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Boulanger, Georges Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, Georges ErnestBoulanger, Georges Ernestzhôrzh ĕrnĕstˈ b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1837–91, French general and reactionary politician. He served in North Africa and Indochina…Remi, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Remi, Georges: see Hergé.Scudéry, Madeleine de
(Encyclopedia) Scudéry, Madeleine deScudéry, Madeleine demädəlĕnˈ də sküdārēˈ [key], 1607?–1701, French novelist. Prominent at the Rambouillet salon, she later had one of the chief literary salons of…Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte deBuffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte dezhôrzh lwē ləklĕrkˈ kôNt də büfôNˈ [key], 1707–88, French naturalist and author. From 1739 he was keeper…Hillcrest Heights
(Encyclopedia) Hillcrest Heights, uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 15,793), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. It is…Pompidou, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges
(Encyclopedia) Pompidou, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges: see Beaubourg.Enesco, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Enesco, GeorgesEnesco, Georgeszhôrzh ĕnĕsˈkō [key], Rom. George Enescu, 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor; studied at the Vienna Conservatory and in Paris with…Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Haussmann, Georges Eugène, BaronHaussmann, Georges Eugène, Baronzhôrzh özhĕnˈ bärôNˈ ōsmänˈ [key], 1809–91, French civic official and city planner. Distinguished for his bold…Bizet, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Bizet, GeorgesBizet, Georgeszhôrzh bēzāˈ [key], 1838–75, French operatic composer. The son of professional musicians, he entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine and won the…Langley Park
(Encyclopedia) Langley Park, uninc. town (1990 pop. 17,474), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. The town has grown with the development of the greater Washington, D.C.…Trending
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