(Encyclopedia) Appia, AdolpheAppia, Adolpheädôlfˈ äpˈpyä [key], 1862–1928, Swiss theorist of modern stage lighting and décor. In interpreting Wagner's ideas in scenic designs for his operas, Appia…
(Encyclopedia) Niel, AdolpheNiel, Adolpheädôlfˈ nyĕl [key], 1802–69, marshal of France under Napoleon III. He served with the corps of engineers in the Algerian campaigns, in the French intervention…
(Encyclopedia) Monticelli, AdolpheMonticelli, Adolpheädôlfˈ môNtēsĕlēˈ [key], 1824–86, French painter. He worked in Paris and, after 1870, in his native Marseilles. Influenced by Watteau and…
(Encyclopedia) Quetelet, AdolpheQuetelet, Adolpheädôlfˈ kĕtəlāˈ [key], 1796–1874, Belgian statistician and astronomer. He was the first director (1828) of the Royal Observatory at Brussels. As…
SABATH, Adolph Joachim, a Representative from Illinois; born in Zabori, Czechoslovakia, April 4, 1866; attended the schools of his native town; immigrated to the United States in 1881 and…
(Encyclopedia) Adam, Adolphe CharlesAdam, Adolphe Charlesädōlfˈ shärlˈ ädäNˈ [key], 1803–56, French composer of the popular song Cantique de Noël. He composed more than 50 stage works, including…
(Encyclopedia) Cassandre, Adolphe MouronCassandre, Adolphe Mouronädôlfˈ m&oomacr;rôNˈ käsäNˈdrə [key], 1901–68, French poster artist, b. Russia. By 1923 he was celebrated as the artist of…
(Encyclopedia) Bouguereau, Adolphe WilliamBouguereau, Adolphe Williamädôlfˈ, b&oomacr;grōˈ [key], 1825–1905, French academic painter. He won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and became extremely popular…
(Encyclopedia) Eboué, Félix AdolpheEboué, Félix Adolphefālēksˈ ädôlfˈ ĕbwāˈ [key], 1884–1944, French colonial official. After service in Martinique and in the Sudan, he became France's first black…
MEYER, Adolph, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., October 19, 1842; attended the common schools; matriculated at the University of Virginia at…
