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Ramée, Pierre de La
(Encyclopedia)Ramée, Pierre de La: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Miquelon
(Encyclopedia)Miquelon, French island: see Saint Pierre and Miquelon. ...Pierre de La Ramée
(Encyclopedia)Pierre de La Ramée: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Mauclerc, Pierre
(Encyclopedia)Mauclerc, Pierre: see Peter I, duke of Brittany. ...La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de
(Encyclopedia)La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de: see Vérendrye. ...Choderlos de Laclos
(Encyclopedia)Choderlos de Laclos: see Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de. ...Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André de
(Encyclopedia)Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André de pyĕr äNdrāˈ də süfrĕnˈ də săN-trôpāˈ [key], 1726–88, French admiral. He participated in naval warfare in the War of the Austrian Succession and...Soulé, Pierre
(Encyclopedia)Soulé, Pierre pyĕr so͞olāˈ [key], 1801–70, American political leader and diplomat, b. Castillon, France. A lawyer, he was imprisoned for republican activities against the conservative Bourbons,...Puget, Pierre
(Encyclopedia)Puget, Pierre pyĕr püzhāˈ [key], 1622–94, French painter and sculptor. At 17 he went on foot to Italy, where he worked for Pietro da Cortona on the ceilings of the Barberini and Pitti palaces. M...Lescot, Pierre
(Encyclopedia)Lescot, Pierre pyĕr lĕskōˈ [key], c.1510–1578, French Renaissance architect. Appointed by Francis I to design a new royal palace in Paris, he built the earliest portions of what was later to bec...Browse by Subject
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