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(Encyclopedia) Cadmus, Paul, 1904–99, American painter, b. N.Y.C.; studied National Academy of Design (1919–26), Art Students' League (1928). From 1933–35 he and painter Jared French traveled to Europe, where ...

(Encyclopedia) Koundouritis, Paul: see Kondouriotis, Paul. ...

(Encyclopedia) Sandby, Paul săndˈbē [key], 1725–1809, English watercolorist and draftsman. He was employed to survey the Highlands of Scotland after the 1745 rebellion. During his years in Scotland (1746–51) ...

(Encyclopedia) Antschel, Paul: see Celan, Paul. ...

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Jean: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jean Paul: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. ...

(Encyclopedia) Langevin, Paul läNzhəvăNˈ [key], 1872–1946, French physicist and chemist. He was professor of experimental physics at the Collège de France from 1909 and at the École municipale de Physique e...

(Encyclopedia) Warrensburg, city (1990 pop. 15,244), seat of Johnson co., W Mo.; settled 1833, inc. as a city 1855. The city is situated in a dairy and farm region that principally raises wheat, corn, sorghum, and c...

(Encyclopedia) Claudel, Paul klōdĕlˈ [key], 1868–1955, French dramatist, poet, and diplomat. He was ambassador to Tokyo (1921–27), Washington, D.C. (1927–33), and Brussels (1933–35). Claudel's writings d...

(Encyclopedia) Strand, Paul, 1890–1976, American photographer, b. New York City. Strand studied under Lewis Hine, who introduced him to Alfred Stieglitz. At Stieglitz's famed “291” gallery, Strand had his firs...