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Tarde, Gabriel de

(Encyclopedia)Tarde, Gabriel de gäbrēĕlˈ də tärd [key], 1843–1904, French sociologist and criminologist. During his years of public service as a magistrate, he became interested in the psychosocial bases of...

Beauchamp, Guy de

(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Guy de: see Warwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl of. ...

Beauchamp, Richard de

(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Richard de: see Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of. ...

Beauchamp, Thomas de

(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Thomas de: see Warwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of. ...

Valera, Diego de

(Encyclopedia)Valera, Diego de dyāˈgō dā välāˈrä [key], 1412?–1488?, Spanish adventurer and writer. Reared at the Castilian court, he was page to John II and later became one of his diplomatic agents. He ...

van de Velde

(Encyclopedia)van de Velde: see Velde, van de. ...

Vattel, Emerich de

(Encyclopedia)Vattel, Emerich de āˈmərĭkh də vätĕlˈ [key], 1714–67, Swiss philosopher and jurist. He served (1746–58) as Saxon minister at Bern and later in the cabinet of Augustus III at Dresden. He is...

Velasco, Luis de

(Encyclopedia)Velasco, Luis de vāläsˈkō [key], d. 1564, Spanish administrator, second viceroy (1550–64) of New Spain (now Mexico), successor to Antonio de Mendoza. His rule was remarkably energetic, humanita...

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