(Encyclopedia) Cambert, RobertCambert, Robertrōbĕrˈ käNbĕrˈ [key], c.1628–1677, French composer; pupil of Chambonnières. His Pastorale d'Issy (1659) and other works are among the first real French…
(Encyclopedia) RichelieuRichelieurĭshˈəl&oomacr; [key], river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, issuing from the north end of Lake Champlain, near the N.Y.–Que. border, and flowing N across S Que. to the…
(Encyclopedia) VercorsVercorsvĕrkôrˈ [key], 1902–91, French writer and illustrator, whose original name was Jean Bruller. Vercors served in the French resistance movement and helped to found Les…
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Date of Information: 10/31/2022[source] Pres. Wavel Ramkalawan Vice Pres. Ahmed AFIF Min. for Defense,…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861Party: DemocratLANE, Joseph, (father of La Fayette Lane and grandfather of Harry Lane), a Delegate and a Senator from Oregon; born in Buncombe County, N.C.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1938-1939Party: RepublicanPYLE, Gladys, a Senator from South Dakota; born in Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak., October 4, 1890; attended the public schools; graduated from…
RANKIN, Jeannette, a Representative from Montana; born near Missoula, Missoula County, Mont., June 11, 1880; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Montana at…
