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(Encyclopedia) La Harpe, Jean François de lä ärp [key], 1739–1803, French critic. He was the author of the monumental Cours de littérature ancienne et moderne, lectures he delivered after his appointment (178...

(Encyclopedia) Byng, George: see Torrington, George Byng, Viscount. ...

(Encyclopedia) George, Fort: see Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. ...

(Encyclopedia) Digby, George: see Bristol, George Digby, 2d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Detaille, Jean Baptiste Édouard zhäN bäptēstˈ ādwärˈ dətäyˈ [key], 1848–1912, French painter. He studied under J. L. E. Meissonier and served in the Franco-Russian war. From this backgrou...

(Encyclopedia) Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore zhäN ēnyäsˈ ēzēdôrˈ zhārärˈ [key], 1803–47, French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer, better known as Grandville. He is noted for his spirited caric...

(Encyclopedia) Monk, George: see Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle. ...

(Encyclopedia) Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. ...

(Encyclopedia) Stephen, George: see Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Savile, George: see Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of. ...