(Encyclopedia) Giscard d'Estaing, Valéry (Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing)Giscard d'Estaing, Valéryvälārēˈ zhēskärˈ dĕstăNˈ [key], 1926–2020, French political leader, president of France…
(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Gaston, duc d'Orléans, Gaston, duc d'gästôNˈ [key]Orléans, Gaston, duc d' dük dôrlāäNˈ [key], 1608–60, son of King Henry IV and Marie de' Medici, younger brother of Louis XIII…
(Encyclopedia) Marquette, JacquesMarquette, Jacqueszhäk märkĕtˈ [key], 1637–75, French missionary and explorer in North America, a Jesuit priest. He was sent to New France in 1666 and studied Native…
(Encyclopedia) Breton literatureBreton literaturebrĕtˈən [key], in the Celtic language of Brittany. Although there are numerous allusions in other literatures of the 12th to 14th cent. to the “matter…
(Encyclopedia) Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793–1864, American ethnologist, b. near Albany, N.Y. He gave enormous impetus to the study of Native American culture and may be regarded as the foremost…
(Encyclopedia) Royal, Ségolène (Marie-Ségolène Royal)Royal, Ségolènemärēˈ-sāgōlĕnˈ rwäyälˈ [key], 1953–, French politician, b. Dakar, Senegal. A graduate of the École Nationale d'Administration (1980…
(Mary Louise Streep)actressBorn: 6/22/1949Birthplace: Summit, New Jersey Academy Award-winning film, stage, and television actress known for her versatility and ability to create an interior life…
actressBorn: 4/30/1926Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa Leachman's skills as an actress range from comedy to high drama. In The Last Picture Show (1971), her portrayal of a lonely housewife received…
playwrightBorn: 7/2/1935Birthplace: Philadelphia After nearly dying from a stab wound, Bullins left high school in 1952 to join the navy. In 1964 he moved to San Francisco and began writing. He…
