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Sarmiento de Acuña, Diego
(Encyclopedia)Sarmiento de Acuña, Diego: see Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de. ...Étoile, Place de l'
(Encyclopedia)Étoile, Place de l', Paris: see Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. ...de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles
(Encyclopedia)de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles, 1932–2007, French physicist, Ph.D. Center for Nuclear Studies at Saclay, France, 1958. He was a professor at the Univ. of Paris, Orsay, from 1961 to 1971, when he joined th...Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'
(Encyclopedia)Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d' märk pyĕr də vwäyāˈ də pōmēˈ kôNt därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1696–1764, French statesman and patron of literature; younger brother of René ...Noé, Amédée de
(Encyclopedia)Noé, Amédée de: see Cham.Beauharnais, Josephine de
(Encyclopedia)Beauharnais, Josephine de: see Josephine. ...Champagne, Philippe de
(Encyclopedia)Champagne, Philippe de: see Champaigne. ...Vélez de Guevara, Luis
(Encyclopedia)Vélez de Guevara, Luis lo͞oēsˈ vāˈlāth ᵺā gāväˈrä [key], 1579?–1644, Spanish playwright and novelist. He was a follower of Lope de Vega and wrote many popular plays noted for their poe...Barros, João de
(Encyclopedia)Barros, João de zhwouN dĭ bäˈro͝osh [key], 1496–1570, Portuguese historian. Of noble family, he early entered the service of the prince who became King John III. The most important office he he...De Sanctis, Francesco
(Encyclopedia)De Sanctis, Francesco fränchāsˈkō dā sängkˈtēs [key], 1817–83, Italian historian and literary critic. He was one of the founders of modern Italian literary criticism. He suffered imprisonmen...Browse by Subject
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