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La Trémoille, Georges de
(Encyclopedia) La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Georges deLa Trémoille or La Trimouille, Georges dezhôrzh də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēm&oomacr;ˈyə [key], c.1385–1446, favorite of King Charles VII of…Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon
(Encyclopedia) Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon (Mme Roland)Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philiponzhän mänôNˈ flēpôNˈ [key]Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon rôläNˈ də lä…Gómez de la Serna, Ramón
(Encyclopedia) Gómez de la Serna, RamónGómez de la Serna, Ramónrämōnˈ gōˈmāth dā lä sĕrˈnä [key], 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, biographer, and critic, b. Madrid. One of the most prolific and…Cierva, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia) Cierva, Juan de laCierva, Juan de lahwän dā lä thyārˈvä [key], 1895–1936, Spanish aeronautical engineer, inventor of a rotary-wing aircraft called an autogiro. He flew his first…Cap de la Madeleine
(Encyclopedia) Cap de la Madeleine Cap de la Madeleine käp də lä mädlĕnˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the…La Guajira
(Encyclopedia) La GuajiraLa Guajiralä gwähēˈrä [key], peninsula, c.100 mi (160 km) long, N Colombia, extending into the Caribbean Sea. Punta Gallinas, at the tip, is the northernmost point of South…Pantoja de la Cruz, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pantoja de la Cruz, JuanPantoja de la Cruz, Juanhwän päntōˈhä ᵺā lä kr&oomacr;th [key], 1553–1608, Spanish portrait painter, court painter to Philip II and Philip III; pupil and…La Tour, Maurice Quentin de
(Encyclopedia) La Tour, Maurice Quentin deLa Tour, Maurice Quentin demōrēsˈ käNtăNˈ [key]La Tour, Maurice Quentin de də lä t&oomacr;r [key], 1704–88, French portraitist working in pastel. From…De la Beche, Sir Henry Thomas
(Encyclopedia) De la Beche, Sir Henry ThomasDe la Beche, Sir Henry Thomasdə lä bāsh, dĕləbĕshˈ [key], 1796–1855, English geologist. As a result of his private undertaking to prepare a geological map…James Bay Project
(Encyclopedia) James Bay Project, a colossal hydroelectric development of the rivers emptying into the E James Bay, central Quebec, Canada. La Grande Phase I, finished in 1985, created the world's…Trending
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