(Encyclopedia) Fustel de Coulanges, Numa DenisFustel de Coulanges, Numa Denisnümäˈ dənēˈ füstĕlˈ də k&oomacr;läNzhˈ [key], 1830–89, French historian. His masterly study, La Cité antique (1864, tr…
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The 2000–2001 Obie Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, were presented on May 21, 2001, at New York's Webster Hall.Best Play: Pamela…
DOWELL Cassius Clay , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Summerset, Warren
County, Iowa, February 29, 1864; attended the public schools, Baptist College
at Des Moines, Iowa, and…
The surname given to Charles, natural son of Pépin d'Héristal, for his victory over the Saracens, who had invaded France under Abd-el-Rahman in 732. It is said that Charles “knocked down…
UTTERBACK Hubert , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Hayesville, Keokuk
County, Iowa, June 28, 1880; attended the rural schools and Hedrick (Iowa)
Normal and Commercial College; was…
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(Encyclopedia) Maillol, AristideMaillol, Aristideärēstēdˈ mäyôlˈ [key], 1861–1944, French sculptor, woodcut artist, and painter. At first a painter, Maillol studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris…
(Encyclopedia) Ottawa, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, largest tributary of the St. Lawrence River, Canada. It rises in the Laurentian Highlands, SW Que., and flows generally W through La Vérendrye…
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