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Chapais, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Chapais, Sir Thomas shäpāˈ [key], 1858–1946, Canadian politician and historian, b. Quebec prov.; son of Jean Charles Chapais (1811–85). Thomas Chapais became professor of history at Laval Univ....

overture

(Encyclopedia)overture, instrumental musical composition written as an introduction to an opera, ballet, oratorio, musical, or play. The earliest Italian opera overtures were simply pieces of orchestral music and w...

Taeuber-Arp, Sophie

(Encyclopedia)Taeuber-Arp, Sophie, 1889–1943, Swiss textile designer, painter, and sculptor, b. Sophie Henriette Gertrude Taeuber. She taught textile design (1916–29) at the School of Arts and Crafts in Zürich...

Bolívar, Simón

(Encyclopedia)Bolívar, Simón sēmōnˈ bōlēˈvär [key], 1783–1830, South American revolutionary who led independence wars in the present nations of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. ...

Clericus, Johannes

(Encyclopedia)Clericus, Johannes: see Le Clerc, Jean. ...

Grandville, French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer

(Encyclopedia)Grandville: see Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore. ...

Williams, Gwen

(Encyclopedia)Williams, Gwen: see Rhys, Jean.

Saint Johns, city, Quebec, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Saint Johns, Que., Canada: see St. Jean. ...

L'Olonnois, François

(Encyclopedia)L'Olonnois, François: see Nau, Jacques Jean David. ...

Moreau, Louis Gabriel

(Encyclopedia)Moreau, Louis Gabriel: see Moreau, Jean-Michel. ...