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Braine, John Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Braine, John Gerard, 1922–86, English novelist, b. Bradford, Yorkshire. With his first novel, Room at the Top (1957), Braine established himself as one of England's angry young men. This novel bitte...

Gerard, John

(Encyclopedia)Gerard, John jr´ärd, jrärd´ [key], 1545–1612, English botanist and barber-surgeon. He compiled a catalog (1596) of the plants in his garden, the first of its kind to be published in England....

Edelinck, Gérard

(Encyclopedia)Edelinck, Gérard zhrär´ dlNk´ [key], 1640–1707, French engraver, b. Antwerp. He is known for his faithful interpretations of the work of Raphael, Le Brun, Champaigne, and other masters a...

Groote, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Groote, Gerard or Geert g´rärt, grt´, gr´t [key], 1340–84, Dutch Roman Catholic reformer. He studied at Paris and elsewhere and because of his learning in theology, philosophy, jurisprud...

Depardieu, Gérard

(Encyclopedia)Depardieu, Gérard jrärd´ dpärdyö´ [key], 1948–, French actor, b. Châteauroux. He is a versatile, highly successful actor, who has performed on stage and screen in France and also has ...

Desargues, Gérard

(Encyclopedia)Desargues, Gérard zhrär´ dzärg´ [key], 1591–1661, French mathematician and engineer, a founder of modern geometry. He discovered the theorems on involutions and transversals known by his na...

Debreu, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Debreu, Gerard dbroo´ [key], 1921–2005, French-American economist, b. Calais, France. He studied mathematics in France before coming to the United States in 1950, where he worked with the Chica...

David, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)David or Davit, Gerard both: g´rärt dä´vt [key], c.1460–1523, Flemish painter, b. Oudewater, Holland. By 1484 he had established himself in Bruges, where he remained until his death. Depende...

Davit, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.

Dou, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Dou, Dow, or Douw, Gerard or Gerrit all: g´rärt, gr´t dou [key], 1613–1675, Dutch genre and portrait painter of Leiden. The son of a glass painter, he was apprenticed to an engraver and wor...