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(Encyclopedia) Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de La Motte- frēˈdrĭkh hīnˈrĭkh kärl bärōnˈ də lä môt-fo͞okāˈ [key], 1777–1843, German poet and novelist. He wrote many chivalric romances, ta...
(Encyclopedia) Ashburton, Alexander Baring, 1st Baron: see Baring, family.
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(Encyclopedia) Dorchester, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron: see Carleton, Guy.
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(Encyclopedia) Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, 1st Baron: see Buchan, John.
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(Encyclopedia) Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron: see Calvert, George.
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(Encyclopedia) Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron: see Lubbock, Sir John.
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(Encyclopedia) Piaget, Jean zhäNpyäˈjā [key], 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist, known for his research in developmental psychology. After receiving a degree in zoology from the Univ. of Neuchâtel (1918), Piaget'...
(Encyclopedia) Racine, Jean zhäN räsēnˈ [key], 1639–99, French dramatist. Racine is the prime exemplar of French classicism. The nobility of his Alexandrine verse, the simplicity of his diction, the psychologi...
(Encyclopedia) Darlan, Jean François zhäN fräNswäˈ därläNˈ [key], 1881–1942, French admiral. A career naval officer, he became commander of the French navy in 1939 and joined the Vichy government (see unde...
(Encyclopedia) Trichet, Jean-Claude zhäN-klōd trēˈshĕ [key], 1942–, French banker and government official, b. Lyons. During the 1970s Trichet held a number of French finance and treasury positions and in 1978...