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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) Jenney, William Le Baron, 1832–1907, American engineer and architect, b. Fairhaven, Mass. He studied at Harvard Scientific School and the École des Beaux-Arts. Later he learned engineering, constru...
(Encyclopedia) Ismay, Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron ĭzˈmā [key], 1887–1965, British general, known as “Pug” Ismay. He served in India and, during World War I, in Africa. During World War II he held simul...
(Encyclopedia) Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron, 1829–1921, Canadian financier and railroad builder, b. Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1850, became a manufacturer, and was (1876–81) president of the...
(Encyclopedia) Ensor, James Ensor, Baron jĕms äNsôrˈ [key], 1860–1949, Belgian painter and etcher. Ensor's imagery reflected one of the most bizarre and powerful visions of his era. He left his native Ostend t...