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Florio, John
(Encyclopedia)Florio, John flôˈrēō [key], 1553?–1625, English author, b. London of Italian parentage. Educated at Oxford, Florio served in various capacities at the court of James I. He is chiefly remembered ...Michel, Bob
(Encyclopedia)Michel, Bob (Robert Henry Michel) mīˈkəl [key], 1923–2017, U.S. congressman, b. Peoria, Ill. A decorated veteran, he served in the army during World War II before being elected to the U.S. House ...Michel, Hartmut
(Encyclopedia)Michel, Hartmut mĭkhˈəl [key], 1948–, German biochemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Würzburg, 1977. Michel was the first person to reduce a photosynthetic action center, which is a four-protein complex, to ...Lecouvreur, Adrienne
(Encyclopedia)Lecouvreur, Adrienne ädrēĕnˈ ləko͞ovrörˈ [key], 1692–1730, French actress. With Michel Baron she helped change the traditional acting techniques of the French stage to a simpler, more natura...Accault, Michel
(Encyclopedia)Accault, Michel: see Aco, Michel.Ako, Michel
(Encyclopedia)Ako, Michel: see Aco, Michel.Sleiman, Michel
(Encyclopedia)Sleiman, Michel: see Suleiman, Michel. ...Boyron, Michel
(Encyclopedia)Boyron, Michel: see Baron, Michel.Saint Michel, Mont
(Encyclopedia)Saint Michel, Mont: see Mont-Saint-Michel. ...Mont-Saint-Michel
(Encyclopedia)Mont-Saint-Michel môN-săN-mēshĕlˈ [key], rocky isle (1993 est. pop. 72) in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, an arm of the English Channel, Manche dept., NW France, 1 mi (1.6 km) off the coast, near Avranc...Browse by Subject
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