(Encyclopedia) Loti, PierreLoti, Pierrepyĕr lôtēˈ [key], pseud. of Julien ViaudJulien ViaudzhülyăNˈ vyō [key], 1850–1923, French novelist, an officer in the French navy. He achieved popularity with…
(Encyclopedia) Monteux, PierreMonteux, Pierrepyĕr môNtöˈ [key], 1875–1964, French-American conductor, studied at the Paris Conservatory. As conductor (1911–14) of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, he…
(Encyclopedia) Gibault, PierreGibault, Pierrepyĕr zhēbōˈ [key], 1737–1804, Roman Catholic missionary priest in America, patriot in the American Revolution, b. Montreal. He was sent (1768) to the…
(Encyclopedia) Broussel, PierreBroussel, Pierrepyĕr br&oomacr;sĕlˈ [key], c.1575–1654, councillor of the Parlement of Paris under Louis XIII and Louis XIV. His opposition to the tax program…
(Encyclopedia) Nkurunziza, PierreNkurunziza, Pierrenk&oomacr;r&oomacr;nzēˈzä [key], 1964–2020, Burundian political leader. A Hutu whose father was killed (1972) in an ethnic massacre, he…
(Encyclopedia) Lescot, PierreLescot, Pierrepyĕr lĕskōˈ [key], c.1510–1578, French Renaissance architect. Appointed by Francis I to design a new royal palace in Paris, he built the earliest portions…
(Encyclopedia) Puget, PierrePuget, Pierrepyĕr püzhāˈ [key], 1622–94, French painter and sculptor. At 17 he went on foot to Italy, where he worked for Pietro da Cortona on the ceilings of the…
(Encyclopedia) Janet, PierreJanet, Pierrepyĕr zhänāˈ [key], 1859–1947, French physician and psychologist. As director (1890–98) of the laboratory of pathological psychology at Salpêtrière and as…
(Encyclopedia) Soulé, PierreSoulé, Pierrepyĕr s&oomacr;lāˈ [key], 1801–70, American political leader and diplomat, b. Castillon, France. A lawyer, he was imprisoned for republican activities…
