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Pole, Richard de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, Richard de la: see Pole, family. ...Pole, William de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, William de la: see Pole, family. ...La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de
(Encyclopedia)La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de fräNswäˈ, dük də lä rôshfo͞okōˈ [key], 1613–80, French writer. As head of an ancient family (in his youth he bore the title prince de Marcillac) he oppo...Ramée, Pierre de La
(Encyclopedia)Ramée, Pierre de La: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Pierre de La Ramée
(Encyclopedia)Pierre de La Ramée: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Haya de la Torre, Víctor Raúl
(Encyclopedia)Haya de la Torre, Víctor Raúl vēkˈtôr räo͞olˈ äˈyä dā lä tôˈrĕ [key], 1895–1979, Peruvian political leader, founder of the APRA party. Although he never held power and spent much of ...Cruz, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia)Cruz, Juan de la: see John of the Cross, Saint. ...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. ...Florence, Council of
(Encyclopedia)Florence, Council of: see Ferrara-Florence, Council of. ...Browse by Subject
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