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Marie de France

(Encyclopedia) Marie de FranceMarie de Francedə fräNs [key], fl. 1155–90, poet. Born in France, she spent her adult life in England in aristocratic circles and wrote in Anglo-Norman. She is best…

Marie de' Medici

(Encyclopedia) Marie de' MediciMarie de' Medicimĕdˈĭchē [key], 1573–1642, queen of France, second wife of King Henry IV and daughter of Francesco de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany. She was married to…

Ampère, André Marie

(Encyclopedia) Ampère, André MarieAmpère, André Marieămˈpēr; Fr. äNdrāˈ märēˈ äNpĕrˈ [key], 1775–1836, French physicist, mathematician, and natural philosopher. He was professor of mathematics at the…

Jacquard, Joseph Marie

(Encyclopedia) Jacquard, Joseph MarieJacquard, Joseph Mariezhôzĕfˈ märēˈ zhäkärˈ [key], 1752–1834, French inventor, whose loom is of the greatest importance in modern mechanical figure weaving. After…

Cornu, Marie Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Cornu, Marie AlfredCornu, Marie Alfredmärēˈ älfrĕdˈ kôrnüˈ [key], 1841–1902, French physicist. From 1867 he was professor at the École polytechnique, Paris. He measured the velocity of…

Charpentier, Emmanuelle Marie

(Encyclopedia) Charpentier, Emmanuelle MarieCharpentier, Emmanuelle Marieāmänüĕl märēˈ shärpäNtyāˈ [key], 1968–, French microbiologist, Ph.D. Pierre and Marie Curie Univ., 1995. Following…

Chaumonot, Joseph Marie

(Encyclopedia) Chaumonot, Joseph MarieChaumonot, Joseph Mariezhôzĕfˈ märēˈ shōmônōˈ [key], 1611–93, French Jesuit missionary to the New World. He arrived in 1639 in Quebec. He worked first with…

Chénier, Marie Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Chénier, Marie JosephChénier, Marie Josephmärēˈ zhôzĕfˈ [key]Chénier, Marie Joseph shānyāˈ [key], 1764–1811, French poet and dramatist, b. Constantinople; brother of André Chénier. A…

Evert, Christine Marie

(Encyclopedia) Evert, Christine MarieEvert, Christine Marieĕvˈərt [key], 1954–, American tennis player, b. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Noted for her poise on the court, her strong, two-handed backhand, and…