(Encyclopedia) Tuatha De DanannTuatha De Danannt&oomacr;ˈəthə dā däˈnän [key], in Irish mythology, invaders of ancient Ireland before the Milesians. They were endowed with great supernatural…
(Encyclopedia) Maistre, Joseph deMaistre, Joseph dezhôzĕfˈ də mĕsˈtrə [key], 1753–1821, French writer and diplomat. Born in Savoy, he was Sardinian ambassador at St. Petersburg from 1803 to 1817. A…
(Encyclopedia) De Filippo, EduardoDe Filippo, Eduardoādwärˈdō dā fēlĭpˈpō [key], 1900–1984, Neapolitan playwright and actor. In his scores of plays he combined pathos and farce. Napoli milionaria (…
(Encyclopedia) Vattel, Emerich deVattel, Emerich deāˈmərĭkh də vätĕlˈ [key], 1714–67, Swiss philosopher and jurist. He served (1746–58) as Saxon minister at Bern and later in the cabinet of Augustus…
(Encyclopedia) Hooch or Hoogh, Pieter deHooch or Hoogh, Pieter deboth: pēˈtər də hōkh [key], b. c.1629, d. after 1677, Dutch genre painter. He worked in Delft, Leiden, and Amsterdam, painting…
(Encyclopedia) Wynkyn de WordeWynkyn de Wordewĭngˈkĭn də wôrd, wûrd [key], d. 1535, English printer, whose original name was Jan van Wynkyn. He was born at Wörth in Alsace and probably accompanied…
(Encyclopedia) Castro, Rosalía deCastro, Rosalía derōsälēˈä dā [key]Castro, Rosalía de käsˈtrō [key], 1837–85, Spanish poet and novelist. Castro's book of verse Cantares gallegos (1863) was the first…
(Encyclopedia) Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cubasäntyäˈgō [key]Santiago de Cubaᵺā k&oomacr;ˈbä [key], city (1994 est. pop. 385,800), capital of Santiago de Cuba prov., SE Cuba. Cuba's second…
(Encyclopedia) Beauvoir, Simone deBeauvoir, Simone desēmônˈ də bōvwärˈ [key], 1908–86, French author. A leading exponent of existentialism, she is closely associated with Jean-Paul Sartre, with whom…
