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Zurbarán, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Zurbarán, Francisco deZurbarán, Francisco defränthēsˈkō ᵺā th&oobreve;rbäränˈ [key], 1598–1664, Spanish baroque painter, active mainly at Llerena, Madrid, and Seville. One of the…

Saint-Arnaud, Armand Jacques Leroy de

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Arnaud, Armand Jacques Leroy deSaint-Arnaud, Armand Jacques Leroy deärmäNˈ zhäk lərwäˈ də săNtärnōˈ [key], 1798?–1854, marshal of France. After serving in the French Foreign…

Duhamel du Monceau, Henri Louis

(Encyclopedia) Duhamel du Monceau, Henri LouisDuhamel du Monceau, Henri LouisäNrēˈ lwē düämĕlˈ dü môNsōˈ [key], 1700–1782, French agriculturist and tree expert. He did experimental work on plant…

Montpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Montpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse deMontpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse deän märēˈ lwēz dôrlāäNˈ düshĕsˈ də mŏpäsyāˈ [key], 1627–93, French princess,…

Alexander DE WITT, Congress, MA (1798-1879)

DE WITT, Alexander, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Braintree, Mass., April 2, 1798; pursued an academic course; engaged in textile manufacturing in Oxford; member of the…

Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deLuynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deshärl dälbĕrˈ dük də lüēnˈ [key], 1578–1621, constable of France, minister and favorite of King Louis XIII. With the…

Deventer, Sir Jacob Louis van

(Encyclopedia) Deventer, Sir Jacob Louis vanDeventer, Sir Jacob Louis vanyäˈkōp l&oomacr;ēˈ fän dĕfˈəntər [key], 1874?–1922, Boer general. In the South African War he commanded guerrilla forces…

Saxe, Maurice, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Saxe, Maurice, comte deSaxe, Maurice, comte demōrēsˈ kôNt də säks [key], 1696–1750, marshal of France, one of the greatest generals of his age. He was the illegitimate son of Augustus…

John DE HART, Congress, NJ (1728-1795)

DE HART, John, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., in 1728; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; was made a…