(Encyclopedia) fer-de-lancefer-de-lancefĕrˌ-də-lănsˈ [key], highly poisonous snake, Bothrops atrox, found in tropical South America and the West Indies. A pit viper, related to the bushmaster and the…
(Encyclopedia) Fermat, Pierre deFermat, Pierre depyĕr də fĕrmäˈ [key], 1601–65, French mathematician. A magistrate whose avocation was mathematics, Fermat is known as a founder of modern number…
(Encyclopedia) Fernando de NoronhaFernando de Noronhafərnänˈd&oobreve; dĭ n&oobreve;rôˈnyə [key], group of 21 islands, c.10 sq mi (26 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, c.225 mi (360 km) off the…
(Encyclopedia) Iturbide, Agustín deIturbide, Agustín deäg&oomacr;stēnˈ dā ēt&oomacr;rbēˈᵺā [key], 1783–1824, Mexican revolutionist, emperor of Mexico (1822–23). An officer in the royalist…
(Encyclopedia) Iturrigaray, José deIturrigaray, José dehōsāˈ ᵺā ēt&oomacr;ˈrēgäräˈē [key], 1742–1815, Spanish colonial administrator, viceroy of New Spain (1803–8). During his rule, all of…
(Encyclopedia) Iriarte, Tomás deIriarte, Tomás detōmäsˈ dā ēryärˈtā [key], 1750–91, Spanish poet and dramatist, b. Canary Islands. He spent most of his life in Madrid, where, like many of his…
(Encyclopedia) Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceăNstētüˈ də fräNs [key], cultural institution of the French state. Founded in 1795 by the Directory, it replaced five learned societies that had…
