(Encyclopedia) Perrault, ClaudePerrault, Claudeklōd [key]Perrault, Claude pĕrōˈ [key], 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician. One of the most eminent French scholars of his time, he…
(Encyclopedia) Perret, AugustePerret, Augusteōgüstˈ pĕrāˈ [key], 1874–1954, French architect. He left the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris to join the family construction firm with his brother…
(Encyclopedia) Boileau-Despréaux, NicolasBoileau-Despréaux, Nicolasnēkôläˈ bwälōˈ-dāprāōˈ [key], 1636–1711, French literary critic and poet. He was the spokesman of classicism, drawing his principles…
(Encyclopedia) Dumas, Alexandre, known as Dumas filsDumas filsälĕksäNˈdrə dümäˈ, [key]Dumas filsfēs [key], 1824–95, French dramatist and novelist, illegitimate son of Alexandre Dumas (1802–70, Dumas…
(Encyclopedia) David, Félicien CésarDavid, Félicien CésarfālēsyăNˈ sāzärˈ dävēdˈ [key], 1810–76, French composer. His ode-symphony Le Desert (1844) and his opera Lalla-Roukh (1862) contain Eastern…
(Encyclopedia) Demangeon, AlbertDemangeon, AlbertdāmäNzhōNˈ [key], 1872–1940, French geographer, specializing in the study of regional and economic geography. His best-known works include Le Déclin…
(Encyclopedia) Destouches, Philippe NéricaultDestouches, Philippe Néricaultfēlēpˈ nārēkōˈ dāt&oomacr;shˈ [key], 1680–1754, French dramatist. He was known for his moralistic comedies. Le Glorieux…
(Encyclopedia) Gresset, Jean Baptiste LouisGresset, Jean Baptiste LouiszhäN bätēstˈ lwē grĕsāˈ [key], 1709–77, French poet and dramatist. He was the author of a mock epic, Vairvert (1734), and of a…
(Encyclopedia) Hérold, Louis Joseph FerdinandHérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinandlwē zhôzĕfˈ fĕrdēnäNˈ ārôldˈ [key], 1791–1833, French composer. He composed a number of operas, two of which—Zampa (1831)…
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