Tortue, Île de la
(Encyclopedia) Tortue, Île de la: see Tortuga.
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La Harpe, Frédéric César de
(Encyclopedia) La Harpe, Frédéric César de frādārēkˈ sāzärˈ də lä ärp [key], 1754–1838, Swiss statesman. He went (1782) to St. Petersburg, Russia, where he became the tutor of the future Czar Alexande...
Île de la Cité
(Encyclopedia) Île de la Cité, France: see Paris.
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Pole, Richard de la
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Pole, William de la
(Encyclopedia) Pole, William de la: see Pole, family.
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Pierre de La Ramée
(Encyclopedia) Pierre de La Ramée: see Ramus, Petrus.
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Ramée, Pierre de La
(Encyclopedia) Ramée, Pierre de La: see Ramus, Petrus.
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De la Beche, Sir Henry Thomas
(Encyclopedia) De la Beche, Sir Henry Thomas də lä bāsh, dĕləbĕshˈ [key], 1796–1855, English geologist. As a result of his private undertaking to prepare a geological map of England, the British government ...
La Chaise, François d'Aix de
(Encyclopedia) La Chaise, François d'Aix de fräNswäˈ dāks də lä shĕz [key], 1624–1709, French Jesuit, confessor of Louis XIV after 1675. His influence at court was considerable. The great cemetery in NE Pa...
Hennepin, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Hennepin, Louis hĕnˈəpĭn [key], 1640–1701?, French cleric and explorer in North America. A Franciscan Recollect friar, Hennepin came to Canada in 1675, meeting on the journey La Salle, who made ...
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