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Walloons

(Encyclopedia) WalloonsWalloonswŏl&oomacr;nzˈ [key], group of people living in S Belgium who traditionally spoke a dialect of French called Walloon, but who today for the most part speak standard…

Bourbon, Antoine de

(Encyclopedia) Bourbon, Antoine deBourbon, Antoine deäNtwänˈ də [key]Bourbon, Antoine de b&oomacr;rbôNˈ [key], 1518–62, duc de Vendôme, king of Navarre through his marriage to Jeanne d'Albret;…

Rochelle, La

(Encyclopedia) Rochelle, LaRochelle, Lalä rôshĕlˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 73,744), capital of Charente-Maritime dept., W France, on the Bay of Biscay. Industries include naval, aircraft, and…

Saumur

(Encyclopedia) SaumurSaumursōmürˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 30,150), Maine-et-Loire dept., W France, on the Loire River. Saumur is noted for its religious-medal industry (dating from the 17th cent.) and…

Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc deSully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc demäksēmēlyăNˈ də bātünˈ dük də [key]Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de sülēˈ [key], 1560–1641, French statesman…

Casaubon, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Casaubon, IsaacCasaubon, Isaackəsôˈbən [key], Fr. Cartier, Jacquesēzäkˈ käzōbôNˈ [key], 1559–1614, Franco-English classical scholar and theologian, b. Geneva. He became professor of…

1972 Academy Awards

The 1972 Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1973 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureCabaret, Cy Feuer, producer (Allied Artists)Deliverance, John Boorman,…

Jacob LE FEVER, Congress, NY (1830-1905)

LE FEVER Jacob , a Representative from New York; born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., April 20, 1830; attended New Paltz Academy and Amenia Seminary; supervisor of the town in 1861 and 1862;…

Gideon BARSTOW, Congress, MA (1783-1852)

BARSTOW Gideon , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, Mass., September 7, 1783; attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1799-…

John Lewis GERVAIS, Congress, SC (1741-1798)

GERVAIS, John Lewis, a Delegate from South Carolina; born of Huguenot parents in Hanover, Germany, circa 1741; attended schools and colleges in Hanover; immigrated to England and later to the…