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(Encyclopedia)Gabriel g´brl [key], archangel, the divine herald. In the Bible he appears to Daniel (twice), to Zacharias, and to the Virgin Mary in the Annunciation (Dan. 8.16; 9.21; Luke 1.19,26,27). Christ...Lalemant, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Lalemant, Gabriel (Saint Gabriel Lalemant)gäbrl´ lälmäN´ [key], 1610–49, French Jesuit missionary in North America, nephew of Charles Lalemant and Jérôme Lalemant, one of the Jesuit Marty...Max, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Max, Gabriel gä´brl mäks [key], 1840–1915, German painter and illustrator, b. Prague; son and pupil of the sculptor Josef Max (1803–54). A student of psychology and anthropology, Gabriel Ma...Miró, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Miró, Gabriel: see Miró Ferrer, Gabriel.Téllez, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Téllez, Gabriel: see Tirso de Molina.Terra, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Terra, Gabriel gäbrl´ t´rä [key], 1873–1942, president of Uruguay (1931–38). In his early career a member of the Colorado party under the leadership of Batlle y Ordóñez, Terra served i...San Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)San Gabriel sn g´brl [key], city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. An annual three-day ...Marcel, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Marcel, Gabriel gäbrl´ märsl´ [key] 1889–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic, b. Paris. A leading Christian existentialist, he became a Roman Catholic in 1929. He called himsel...Metsu, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Metsu or Metzu, Gabriel both: gä´brl mt´sü [key], 1630?–1667, Dutch genre painter, b. Leiden. In 1657 he moved to Amsterdam, where he remained for the rest of his life. In his youth he pai...Metzu, Gabriel
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