(Encyclopedia) Louis of BadenLouis of Badenbäˈdən [key], 1655–1707, margrave of Baden (1677–1707), military commander in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1689 he was made chief commander of…
(Encyclopedia) Trochu, Louis JulesTrochu, Louis Juleslwē zhül trôshüˈ [key], 1815–96, French general. He fought in Algeria, in the Crimean War, and in the Italian war of 1859. In L'Armée française en…
(Encyclopedia) Fréchette, Louis HonoréFréchette, Louis Honorélwē ônôrāˈ frāshĕtˈ [key], 1839–1908, French Canadian poet and politician, b. Lévis, Que. He worked (1865–71) as a journalist in Chicago…
(Encyclopedia) Hoche, Louis LazareHoche, Louis Lazareläzärˈ ôsh [key], 1768–97, French general in the French Revolutionary Wars. He entered the army at the age of 16 and rose rapidly to lieutenant in…
(Encyclopedia) Boudin, Eugène LouisBoudin, Eugène Louisözhĕnˈ lwē b&oomacr;dăNˈ [key], 1824–98, French painter. He began painting at 25 in Paris. His best-known paintings are beach scenes of…
Senate Years of Service: 1969-1981Party: RepublicanBELLMON, Henry Louis, a Senator from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Tonkawa, Kay County, Okla., September 3, 1921; educated in Noble County…
PFEIFFER, William Louis, a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 29, 1907; attended the public schools and graduated from Tech High School; timekeeper, American…