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Garat, Dominique Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Garat, Dominique JosephGarat, Dominique Josephdōmēnēkˈ zhôzĕfˈ gäräˈ [key], 1749–1833, French revolutionary. He was minister of justice (1792–93) during the trial of King Louis XVI and…Cap-Haïtien
(Encyclopedia) Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien käp-äēsyăNˈ [key], city, N Haiti, on the Atlantic Ocean. Haiti's second largest…Bow Bells
(Encyclopedia) Bow BellsBow Bellsbō [key], in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (Bow Church), Cheapside, London, England. The church is located in mid-London, and tradition says that only one who is born…Vittorini, Elio
(Encyclopedia) Vittorini, ElioVittorini, Elioĕˈlyō vēt-tōrēˈnē [key], 1908–66, Italian novelist, b. Syracuse, Sicily. Between 1934 and 1941 Vittorini translated the works of D. H. Lawrence, Poe,…Sully-Prudhomme, René François Armand
(Encyclopedia) Sully-Prudhomme, René François ArmandSully-Prudhomme, René François Armandrənāˈ fräNswäˈ ärmäNˈ sülēˈ-prüdômˈ [key], 1839–1907, French poet associated with the Parnassians. His early…Lanzmann, Claude
(Encyclopedia) Lanzmann, Claude, 1925–2018, French filmmaker and journalist, b. Paris. While his Jewish family was in hiding in rural France during World War II, Lanzmann joined the Resistance and…Neuchâtel
(Encyclopedia) NeuchâtelNeuchâtelnöshätĕlˈ [key], Ger. Neuenburg, canton (1993 pop. 162,600), 309 sq mi (800 sq km), NW Switzerland, in the Jura Mts. It is a forested region with pastures. Cattle are…Kane Basin
(Encyclopedia) Kane Basin, 110 mi (177 km) long, part of the channel between NW Greenland and E Ellesmere Island. The Humboldt Glacier flows into the basin. It is named for the U.S. explorer Elisha K…French language
(Encyclopedia) CEE French language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). It is spoken as a first language by more…Ricky Jay
Name at birth: Richard Jay PotashOnce called "perhaps the most gifted slight of hand artist alive" in The New Yorker, Ricky Jay turned his talent with cards into a long and successful career as a…Trending
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