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Sainte Anne, Lac

(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne, Lac, lake, 21 sq mi (54.5 sq km), central Alta., Canada, west of Edmonton. It has a maximum depth of 30 ft (9 m). The village of Lac Ste Anne, on the lake's south shore,…

Ann KIRKPATRICK, Congress, AZ (1950)

KIRKPATRICK, Ann, a Representative from Arizona; born in McNary, Apache County, Ariz.; March 14, 1950; graduated from Blue Ridge High School; B. A., University of Arizona, 1972; J. D., James E.…

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Biography

abolitionistBorn: 10/9/1823Birthplace: Wilmington, DelawareDied: 1893 (Washington, D.C.) The oldest of 13 children born to Harriet and Abraham Shadd, leaders of the free…

Couperus, Louis Marie Anne

(Encyclopedia) Couperus, Louis Marie AnneCouperus, Louis Marie Annelwē märēˈ än k&oomacr;pāˈr&oobreve;s [key], 1863–1923, Dutch novelist. In his early works he emphasized with graceful irony…

Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis

(Encyclopedia) Girodet-Trioson, Anne-LouisGirodet-Trioson, Anne-Louisän-lwē zhērôdāˈ-trēôzôNˈ [key], 1767–1824, French painter. Originally named Girodet de Roussy or Roucy, he was a student of J.-L.…

Montmorency, Anne, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Montmorency, Anne, duc deMontmorency, Anne, duc demŏntˌmərĕnˈsē, Fr. än dük də môNmôräNsēˈ [key], 1493?–1567, constable of France. He was made a marshal (1522) by Francis I, was…

Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Turgot, Anne Robert JacquesTurgot, Anne Robert Jacquesän rōbĕrˈ zhäk türgōˈ [key], 1727–81, French economist, comptroller general of finances (1774–76). The son of a rich merchant, he…

Sainte Anne de Beaupré

(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne de BeaupréSainte Anne de BeauprésăNtănˈ də bōprāˈ, Fr. săNtănˈdə bōprāˈ [key], village (1991 pop. 3,146), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River and NE of Quebec. It is…

Sainte Anne de Bellevue

(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne de BellevueSainte Anne de BellevuesăNtănˈ də bĕlvüˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 4,030), S Que., Canada, on Montreal Island, SW of Montreal. The town has woodworking plants and a…