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Yves Saint-Laurent Biography
fashion designerDied: June 1, 2008Best Known as: French fashion designer Deathplace: Paris, France Yves Saint-Laurent was a French fashion designer who…Laurent, Auguste
(Encyclopedia) Laurent, AugusteLaurent, Augusteōgüstˈ lōräNˈ [key], 1808–53, French organic chemist. He devised a systematic nomenclature for organic chemistry. His studies on naphthalene and its…Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, Laurent, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, Laurent, marquis deGouvion-Saint-Cyr, Laurent, marquis delōräNˈ märkēˈ də g&oomacr;vyôNˈ-săN-sēr [key], 1764–1830, marshal of France. He served in the French…Ford, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Ford, Tom (Thomas Carlyle Ford), 1961–, American fashion designer and film director, b. Austin, Tex. After designing for Kathy Hardwick (1986–88) and Perry Ellis (1988–90), he moved to…Juneau, Solomon Laurent
(Encyclopedia) Juneau, Solomon LaurentJuneau, Solomon Laurentj&oomacr;nōˈ, j&oomacr;ˈnō [key], 1793–1856, French Canadian fur trader and founder of Milwaukee, Wis., b. near Montreal. In 1818…Coquerel, Athanase Laurent Charles
(Encyclopedia) Coquerel, Athanase Laurent CharlesCoquerel, Athanase Laurent Charlesätänäzˈ lōräNˈ shärl kôkrĕlˈ [key], 1795–1868, French Protestant clergyman, noted for his eloquence as a preacher.…Brunhoff, Jean de
(Encyclopedia) Brunhoff, Jean deBrunhoff, Jean dezhäN də brüˈnôf [key], 1899–1937, French author and illustrator of children's books, b. Paris. He wrote and illustrated The Story of Babar, the Little…Kabila, Laurent-Désiré
(Encyclopedia) Kabila, Laurent-DésiréKabila, Laurent-DésirélôräNˈ-dāzērāˈ [key]Kabila, Laurent-Désiré käbēˈlä [key], 1939–2001, Congolese political and rebel leader. He studied at universities in…Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
(Encyclopedia) Lavoisier, Antoine LaurentLavoisier, Antoine LaurentäNtwänˈ lōräNˈ lävwäzyāˈ [key], 1743–94, French chemist and physicist, a founder of modern chemistry. He studied under eminent men…Yves Saint Laurent, 2002 News
premier French fashion designer, announced his retirement in January, ending a 40-plus-year career as a trendsetting couturier. Saint Laurent introduced the chic beatnik look of the 1960s…Trending
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