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Ramée, Pierre de La
(Encyclopedia)Ramée, Pierre de La: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Pierre de La Ramée
(Encyclopedia)Pierre de La Ramée: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Cruz, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia)Cruz, Juan de la: see John of the Cross, Saint. ...Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron zhôrzh özhĕnˈ bärôNˈ ōsmänˈ [key], 1809–91, French civic official and city planner. Distinguished for his bold alterations in the layout of Paris under Na...La Mettrie, Julien Offray de
(Encyclopedia)La Mettrie, Julien Offray de zhülyăNˈ ôfrāˈ də lä mĕtrēˈ [key], 1709–51, French physician and philosopher. On the basis of personal observation he claimed that psychical activity is purel...Cruz, Juana Inés de la
(Encyclopedia)Cruz, Juana Inés de la: see Juana Inés de la Cruz. ...La Salle, Jean Baptiste de
(Encyclopedia)La Salle, Jean Baptiste de: see John Baptist de la Salle, Saint. ...Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa de
(Encyclopedia)Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa de äˈnä ᵺā māndōˈthä ᵺā lä thārˈdä prēnthāˈsä ᵺā āˈbōlē [key], 1540–92, Spanish noblewoman. After the death (1573) of her hus...Pantoja de la Cruz, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Pantoja de la Cruz, Juan hwän päntōˈhä ᵺā lä kro͞oth [key], 1553–1608, Spanish portrait painter, court painter to Philip II and Philip III; pupil and follower of Alonzo Sánchez Coello. Th...Seymour of Sudeley, Thomas Seymour, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Seymour of Sudeley, Thomas Seymour, Baron, 1508?–1549, English nobleman. After the marriage (1536) of his sister Jane to Henry VIII, he served on various diplomatic missions, was in command of the E...Browse by Subject
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