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Ledoux, Claude Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Ledoux, Claude NicolasLedoux, Claude Nicolasklōd nēkôläˈ ləd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1736–1806, French architect. He built palaces and various public buildings, among them the tollhouses (…Granados, Enrique
(Encyclopedia) Granados, EnriqueGranados, Enriqueānrēˈkā gränäˈᵺōs [key], 1867–1916, Spanish composer and pianist, b. Havana; studied at Barcelona with Felipe Pedrell. His most significant works are…Gossec, François Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Gossec, François JosephGossec, François JosephfräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ gôsĕkˈ [key], 1734–1829, Belgian composer; pupil of Rameau. In 1784 he organized the École Royale de Chant and taught (…Guyton de Morveau, Louis Bernard, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Guyton de Morveau, Louis Bernard, BaronGuyton de Morveau, Louis Bernard, Baronlwē bĕrnärˈ bärôNˈ gētôNˈ də môrvōˈ [key], 1737–1816, French chemist and lawyer. He wrote the chemical…Guardi, Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Guardi, FrancescoGuardi, Francescofränchāsˈkō gwärˈdē [key], 1712–93, Venetian landscape and architectural painter. A follower of Canaletto, he developed a freer style of great…Hilbert, David
(Encyclopedia) Hilbert, David, 1862–1943, German mathematician, professor at Königsberg (1886–95) and Göttingen (1895–1930), b. Königsberg, Germany. His proof of the theorum of invariants (1890)…Jouffroy, Théodore Simon
(Encyclopedia) Jouffroy, Théodore SimonJouffroy, Théodore Simontāôdôrˈ sēmôNˈ zh&oomacr;frwäˈ [key], 1796–1842, French philosopher. He was professor at the Collège de France and librarian at the…Jouvenet, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Jouvenet, Jean BaptisteJouvenet, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ zh&oomacr;vənāˈ [key], 1644–1717, French painter, one of a family of painters. He worked in Paris in the studio of…Jongkind, Johann Barthold
(Encyclopedia) Jongkind, Johann BartholdJongkind, Johann Bartholdyōhänˈ bärˈtôlt yôngˈkĭnt [key], 1819–91, Dutch landscape painter and etcher. He studied in Paris with Isabey. Jongkind's work was a…Iturbi, José
(Encyclopedia) Iturbi, JoséIturbi, Joséhōsāˈ ēt&oomacr;rˈbē [key], 1895–1980, Spanish-American pianist, b. Valencia, Spain. Iturbi studied at the Valencia and Paris conservatories on scholarship…Trending
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