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Lemercier, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Lemercier, JacquesLemercier, Jacqueszhäk ləmĕrsyāˈ [key], c.1585–1654, French architect, one of the group that evolved a classical mode of expression for French architecture. In Italy…

Loeb, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Loeb, JacquesLoeb, Jacqueslōb [key], 1859–1924, American physiologist, b. Germany, M.D. Univ. of Strasbourg, 1884. He came to the United States in 1891 and taught at Bryn Mawr, the…

Laffitte, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Laffitte, JacquesLaffitte, Jacqueszhäk läfētˈ [key], 1767–1844, French banker and politician. He rose from poverty to become one of the wealthiest and most influential men in France.…

Récamier, Juliette

(Encyclopedia) Récamier, JulietteRécamier, Juliettezhülyĕtˈ rākämyāˈ [key], 1777–1849, celebrated French beauty and social figure, née Jeanne Françoise Julie Adelaïde Bernard. At 15 she married…

Thou, Jacques Auguste de

(Encyclopedia) Thou, Jacques Auguste deThou, Jacques Auguste dezhäk ôgüstˈ də t&oomacr; [key], 1553–1617, French historian and magistrate. As a member of the Parlement of Paris, Thou rendered…

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues Biography

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues artist, cartographer Born: c. 1533Birthplace: Dieppe, France A French cartographer (mapmaker) and painter, Le Moyne de Morgues produced the first map of Florida.…

John-Jacques Servan-Schreiber 2006 Deaths

John-Jacques Servan-SchreiberAge: 82 French intellectual and politician whose bestselling 1967 book The American Challenge warned that America would shortly dominate the world's finances. He…

Barzun, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Barzun, JacquesBarzun, Jacqueszhäk bärˈzən [key], 1907–2012, American writer, educator, and historian, b. Créteil, France, grad. Columbia (B.A., 1927; Ph.D., 1932). Barzun moved to the…

Longueuil

(Encyclopedia) Longueuil, city (1991 pop. 129,874), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River opposite Montreal. It is a residential and industrial suburb of Montreal. It annexed Montreal South in…

Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne

(Encyclopedia) Bossuet, Jacques BénigneBossuet, Jacques Bénignezhäk bānēˈnyə bôsüāˈ [key], 1627–1704, French prelate, one of the greatest orators in French history. At an early age he was made a…