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Carmagnola, Francesco Bussone da

(Encyclopedia) Carmagnola, Francesco Bussone daCarmagnola, Francesco Bussone dafränchĕsˈkō b&oomacr;s-sôˈnā dä kärmänyôˈlä [key], c.1380?–1432, Italian condottiere. He fought for Filippo Maria…

Thomas Birch FLORENCE, Congress, PA (1812-1875)

FLORENCE Thomas Birch , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 26, 1812; attended the public schools; learned the hatter's trade and engaged in that business in…

Florence Price DWYER, Congress, NJ (1902-1976)

DWYER Florence Price , a Representative from New Jersey; born Florence Louise Price, July 4, 1902, in Reading, Berks County, Pa.; attended the public schools in Reading, Pa., and Toledo, Ohio;…

Florence Prag KAHN, Congress, CA (1866-1948)

KAHN Florence Prag , a Representative from California; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 9, 1866; moved to California in 1869 with her parents, who settled in San Francisco; graduated from…

Florence Reville GIBBS, Congress, GA (1890-1964)

GIBBS Florence Reville , a Representative from Georgia; born in Thomson, McDuffie County, Ga., April 4, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga.;…

Medici, Alessandro de'

(Encyclopedia) Medici, Alessandro de'Medici, Alessandro de'älĕs-sänˈdrō dā [key]Medici, Alessandro de' mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1510?–37, duke of Florence (1532–37); probably an illegitimate…

mannerism

(Encyclopedia) mannerism, a style in art and architecture (c.1520–1600), originating in Italy as a reaction against the equilibrium of form and proportions characteristic of the High Renaissance. In…

Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte

(Encyclopedia) Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, ContePico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Contejōvänˈnē kōnˈtā pēˈkō dĕlˈlä mēränˈdōlä [key], 1463–94, Italian philosopher and humanist. To many in the age…

Machiavelli, Niccolò

(Encyclopedia) Machiavelli, NiccolòMachiavelli, Niccolònēk-kōlôˈ mäkyävĕlˈlē [key], 1469–1527, Italian author and statesman, one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance, b. Florence.…