(Encyclopedia) Jenson or Janson, NicolasJenson or Janson, Nicolasboth: nēkôläˈ zhäNsôNˈ [key], d. c.1480, Venetian printer, b. France. Jenson studied printing with Gutenberg at Mainz for three years…
(Encyclopedia) Changarnier, NicolasChangarnier, Nicolasnēkôläˈ shäNgärnyāˈ [key], 1793–1877, French general and politician. He served in Algeria and was briefly (1848) governor-general of Algeria,…
(Encyclopedia) Perrot, NicolasPerrot, Nicolasnēkôläˈ [key]Perrot, Nicolas pĕrōˈ [key], 1644–c.1718, French explorer in Canada and the Old Northwest. He came to New France as a child and, in service…
(Encyclopedia) Chuquet, NicolasChuquet, Nicolasnēkôläˈ shükāˈ [key], c.1450–1500, French mathematician, probably b. Paris. Little is known of Chuquet's life. At Lyons in 1484 he composed a manuscript…
(Encyclopedia) Avellaneda, NicolásAvellaneda, Nicolásnēkōläsˈ ävāyänāˈᵺä [key], 1837–85, Argentine statesman, president of the republic (1874–80). As minister of justice, religion, and public…
(Encyclopedia) Appert, NicolasAppert, Nicolasnēkôläˈ äpârˈ [key], also known as François AppertFrançois AppertfräNswäˈ [key], 1750–1841, French originator of a method of canning. In 1795 the French…
(Encyclopedia) Bourbaki, Nicolas, pseudonym under which a group of 20th cent. mathematicians has written a series of treatises on pure mathematics. The mathematicians have all been associated with…
(Encyclopedia) Malebranche, NicolasMalebranche, Nicolasnēkôläˈ mälbräNshˈ [key], 1638–1715, French philosopher. Malebranche's philosophy is a highly original synthesis of Cartesian and Augustinian…
