LATHROP, William, a Representative from Illinois; born near Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., April 17, 1825; attended the public schools and an academy at Brockport, N.Y.; studied law in Attica,…
René Lacoste, "Le Crocodile" Tennis legend and fashion baron by Borgna Brunner Jean René Lacoste (1904–1996) was famous for his considerable achievements in two very different arenas. Not…
(Encyclopedia) Mignard, PierreMignard, Pierrepyĕr mēnyärˈ [key], 1612–95, French painter. In 1657 he was summoned by Louis XIV to portray the king and celebrities of the court. In 1664 he decorated,…
(Encyclopedia) Restif de la Bretonne, Nicolas EdmeRestif de la Bretonne, Nicolas Edmenëkôläˈ ĕdˈmə rĕstēfˈ də lä brətônˈ [key], 1734–1806, French novelist. A printer by trade, he wrote and published…
(Encyclopedia) Coppée, FrançoisCoppée, FrançoisfräNswäˈ kôpāˈ [key], 1842–1908, French poet and dramatist. He won fame with the one-act comedy Le Passant (1869, tr. 1881), in which Sarah Bernhardt…
(Encyclopedia) Vélez de Guevara, LuisVélez de Guevara, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ vāˈlāth ᵺā gāväˈrä [key], 1579?–1644, Spanish playwright and novelist. He was a follower of Lope de Vega and wrote many…
(Encyclopedia) Pisan, Christine dePisan, Christine dekrēstēnˈ də pēzäNˈ [key], 1364–c.1430, French poet, of Italian descent. She wrote many verse romances and works in prose, as well as the lyric…
directorBorn: 6/24/1930 Birthplace: Paris, FranceDied: 9/12/2010 (Paris, France) Master of the suspense film, Claude Chabrol, was born in Paris on June 24, 1930.…
