LATHAM, Louis Charles, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Plymouth, Washington County, N.C., September 11, 1840; attended private schools, and was graduated from the University of…
(Encyclopedia) Gottschalk, Louis MoreauGottschalk, Louis Moreaumôrōˈ gŏtˈshôk [key], 1829–69, American pianist and composer, b. New Orleans, of English-French parentage, studied in Paris. Chopin and…
(Encyclopedia) Molé, Louis Mathieu, ComteMolé, Louis Mathieu, Comtelwē mätyöˈ kôNt môlāˈ [key], 1781–1855, French politician. He was made a count and minister of justice by Emperor Napoleon I and…
(Encyclopedia) Maintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise deMaintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise defräNswäzˈ dōbēnyāˈ märkēzˈ də măNtənôNˈ [key], 1635–1719, second wife of the French king Louis XIV…
(Encyclopedia) Musset, Alfred de (Louis Charles Alfred de Musset)Musset, Alfred deälfrĕdˈ də müsāˈ [key], 1810–57, French romantic poet, dramatist, and fiction writer. His first collection of poems,…
(Encyclopedia) Tonti or Tonty, Henri deTonti or Tonty, Henri deboth: äNrēˈ də tôNtēˈ [key], c.1650–1704, French explorer in North America, b. Italy. Serving in the French army, he lost a hand in…
(Encyclopedia) Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deCaylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deän klōd fēlēpˈ də tübyĕrˈ kôN də kālüsˈ [key], 1692–1765, French archaeologist and…
MIZE, Chester Louis, a Representative from Kansas; born in Atchison, Kans., December 25, 1917; attended the public schools; student at the University of Kansas School of Business…
ATKINSON, Louis Evans, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pa., April 16, 1841; attended the common schools and Airy View and Milnwood Academies;…
DICKINSON, William Louis, a Representative from Alabama; born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., June 5, 1925; attended the public schools of Opelika, Ala.; served in United States Navy, 1943-1946…