(Encyclopedia) Milne-Edwards, HenriMilne-Edwards, HenriäNrēˈ mēlˌnādwärsˈ [key], 1800–1885, French naturalist. He became professor at the Sorbonne (1843) and served at the Museum of Natural History,…
(Encyclopedia) Muffat, GeorgMuffat, Georggāˈôrk m&oobreve;fˈät [key], 1645–1704, German organist and composer. Muffat studied in Italy with Arcangelo Corelli and Bernardo Pasquini. He also spent…
(Encyclopedia) Labrouste, HenriLabrouste, HenriäNrēˈ läbr&oomacr;stˈ [key], 1801–75, French architect. He was among the first to make effective architectural use of metal construction, as in his…
(Encyclopedia) Marne, river, c.325 mi (520 km) long, rising in the Langres plateau, NE France, and flowing in an arc generally NW to the Seine River near Paris. It passes through Chaumont and Châlons…
(Encyclopedia) Morin, PaulMorin, Paulpôl môrăNˈ [key], 1889–1963, French Canadian poet, b. Montreal. After taking degrees in the arts, science, and law at Laval Univ., he studied in Paris. His two…
(Encyclopedia) Carr, Emily, 1871–1945, Canadian painter. She studied (1889–c.1895) at the San Francisco School of Art and later in London and in Paris. In Victoria, British Columbia, she taught…
(Encyclopedia) Renault, LouisRenault, Louislwē rənōˈ [key], 1843–1918, French jurist, professor of international law at the Univ. of Paris. Renault was one of the founders of the scientific study of…
(Encyclopedia) Destinn, Emmy (Ema Kittl)Destinn, Emmydĕsˈtĭn [key], 1878–1930, Czechoslovakian soprano. She debuted in Berlin in 1898 before singing the title role in the London production of Madame…
(Encyclopedia) Dannecker, Johann Heinrich vonDannecker, Johann Heinrich vonyōˈhän hīnˈrĭkh fən dänˈĕkər [key], 1758–1841, German sculptor. He studied with Pajou in Paris and with Canova in Rome. His…
(Encyclopedia) Bois de BoulogneBois de Boulognebwä də b&oomacr;lôˈnyə [key], park in Paris, France, bordering on the western suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. A favorite pleasure ground since the 17th…
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