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Joinville, Jean, sire de
(Encyclopedia) Joinville, Jean, sire deJoinville, Jean, sire dezhäN sēr də zhwăNvēlˈ [key], 1224?–1317?, French chronicler, biographer of Louis IX of France (St. Louis). As seneschal (governor) of…John II, king of Aragón and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) John II, 1397–1479, king of Aragón and Sicily (1458–79), king of Navarre (1425–79), count of Barcelona. He succeeded his brother, Alfonso V, in Aragón, Catalonia, and Sicily and became…Combes, Émile
(Encyclopedia) Combes, ÉmileCombes, Émileāmēlˈ kôNb [key], 1835–1921, French statesman. An able politician of the left democratic group, he was minister of education under Léon Bourgeois (1895–96)…Zimmermann, Bernd Alois
(Encyclopedia) Zimmermann, Bernd Alois, 1918–1970, German modernist composer, b. Bliesheim. He began studying music at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne in 1938, was drafted into the military (1939…Beeckman, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Beeckman, IsaacBeeckman, Isaacbākˈmən [key], 1588–1637, Dutch physicist. An early proponent of mathematical reasoning and experimental verification in natural philosophy, he…Seychelles
(Encyclopedia) CE5 SeychellesSeychellessāshĕlzˈ [key], officially Republic of Seychelles, republic (2015 est. pop. 94,000), c.110 sq mi (285 sq km), comprising approximately 100 islands in the…Somoza Debayle, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Somoza Debayle, LuisSomoza Debayle, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ [key]Somoza Debayle, Luis sōmōˈsä ᵺābīˈlā [key], 1922–67, president of Nicaragua (1957–63). The oldest son of the dictator…enragés
(Encyclopedia) enragésenragésäNräzhāˈ [key], term applied to a small group of Parisian radical extremists in the French Revolution. Rising prices and food shortages provoked them in Feb.–Mar., 1793,…Millerand, Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Millerand, AlexandreMillerand, AlexandreälĕksäNˈdrə mēlräNˈ [key], 1859–1943, French politician, president of France (1920–24). A Socialist member of the chamber of deputies, he was…Clootz, Anacharsis
(Encyclopedia) Clootz or Cloots, AnacharsisClootz or Cloots, Anacharsisänäkärsēsˈ klōts [key], 1755–94, French revolutionary, self-styled Orator of the Human Race. Born near Cleves and a member of…Trending
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