(Encyclopedia) Mignet, François Auguste MarieMignet, François Auguste MariefräNswäˈ ôgüstˈ märēˈ mēnyāˈ [key], 1796–1884, French historian and journalist. With his lifelong friend, Adolphe Thiers,…
(Encyclopedia) Caylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse deCaylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse demärē märgərētˈ kôNtĕsˈ də [key]Caylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse de kālüsˈ [key], 1673–1729, French writer…
Distributor:Devine Productions Ltd. American artist, Mary Cassatt's artistic solitude in Paris in 1878 is interrupted by the arrival of her teenage niece and two younger siblings. Disruption turns…
(Encyclopedia) Hérault de Séchelles, Marie JeanHérault de Séchelles, Marie Jeanmärēˈ zhäN ārōˈ də sāshĕlˈ [key], 1759–94, French revolutionary. A lawyer, he became a favorite of Queen Marie…
(Encyclopedia) Sault Sainte Marie Canals, two ship canals bypassing the rapids on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, at the cities of Sault Ste Marie, Mich. and Ont. The…
BONO, Mary, (wife of Sonny Bono), a Representative from California; born Mary Whitaker in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 24, 1961; B.A., University of Southern California, Los…
(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Louis Marie OlivierDuchesne, Louis Marie Olivierlwē märēˈ ōlēvyāˈ düshĕnˈ [key], 1843–1922, French Roman Catholic ecclesiastic, educator, church historian, and archaeologist…
(Encyclopedia) Barnave, Antoine Pierre Joseph MarieBarnave, Antoine Pierre Joseph MarieäNtwänˈ pyĕr zhōzĕfˈ märēˈ bärnävˈ [key], 1761–93, French revolutionary. A member of the States-General of 1789…
(Encyclopedia) La Condamine, Charles Marie deLa Condamine, Charles Marie deshärl märēˈ də lä kôNdämēnˈ [key], 1701–74, French traveler and mathematical geographer. He was one of a group sent to Peru…
