(Encyclopedia) Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonFeuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonpoul yōˈhän änˈzĕlm [key]Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von foiˈərbäkh [key], 1775–1833, German jurist; father of…
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(Encyclopedia) Duruy, VictorDuruy, Victorvēktôrˈ dürüēˈ [key], 1811–94, French historian. He was a professor at Reims and Paris, and as minister of public instruction (1863–69) under Napoleon III he…
(Encyclopedia) Hood, Raymond Mathewson, 1881–1934, American architect, b. Pawtucket, R.I. He studied at Brown Univ., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. In…
(Encyclopedia) Gobineau, Joseph Arthur, comte deGobineau, Joseph Arthur, comte dezhôzĕfˈ ärtürˈ kôNt də gōbēnōˈ [key], 1816–82, French diplomat and man of letters. The chief early French proponent of…
(Encyclopedia) Jouvet, LouisJouvet, Louislwē zh&oomacr;vāˈ [key], 1887–1951, French actor, producer, and director. A member of Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux Colombier after 1913, he left in 1922 to…
(Encyclopedia) Maywood. 1 City (1990 pop. 27,850), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1924. Although chiefly residential, it produces chemicals, signs, foods, and glass. Its…
(Encyclopedia) Ysaÿe, EugèneYsaÿe, Eugèneözhĕnˈ ēzäēˈ [key], 1858–1931, Belgian violinist, considered one of the foremost violinists of his time; pupil of Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps. He became…
(Encyclopedia) Carrère, John MervenCarrère, John Mervenkərârˈ [key], 1858–1911, American architect, b. Rio de Janeiro. After graduating from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, he worked under McKim,…
Marie Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in 1903, but she was also the only woman ever to win two Nobel Prizes. Below is a list of all women Nobel Prize…
