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Weiss, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Weiss, Peter pāˈtər vīs [key], 1916–82, German-Swedish dramatist, novelist, film director, and painter. Weiss's early novels Abschied von den Eltern (1961; tr. Leavetaking, 1962) and Fluchtpunkt...Raymond VI, count of Toulouse
(Encyclopedia)Raymond VI, 1156–1222, count of Toulouse (c.1194–1222). His tolerant attitude toward the Albigenses resulted in his repeated excommunication, although he temporarily made peace with the church in ...Gallieni, Joseph Simon
(Encyclopedia)Gallieni, Joseph Simon zhôzĕfˈ sēmôNˈ gälyānēˈ [key], 1849–1916, French general and colonial administrator. He served well in the Sudan and Tonkin and, as governor-general (1896–1905), s...Fournier, Pierre Simon
(Encyclopedia)Fournier, Pierre Simon pyĕr sēmôNˈ fo͞ornyāˈ [key], 1712–68, Parisian type founder. Fournier devised the first point system for measuring and naming sizes of type in 1737. He designed a numbe...Jouffroy, Théodore Simon
(Encyclopedia)Jouffroy, Théodore Simon tāôdôrˈ sēmôNˈ zho͞ofrwäˈ [key], 1796–1842, French philosopher. He was professor at the Collège de France and librarian at the Univ. of Paris. His translations o...Colines, Simon de
(Encyclopedia)Colines, Simon de sēmôNˈ də kôlēnˈ [key], d. 1546, Parisian printer. He was associated with the elder Henri Estienne and continued his work. Colines used elegant roman and italic types and a Gr...Favart, Charles Simon
(Encyclopedia)Favart, Charles Simon shärl sēmôNˈ fävärˈ [key], 1710–92, French dramatist and theatrical manager, for a time director of the Opéra-Comique. He was the originator of the modern light opera a...Bar Kokba, Simon
(Encyclopedia)Bar Kokba, Simon, or Simon Bar Cochba kōkˈbə [key] [Heb.,=son of the star], d. a.d. 135, Hebrew hero and leader of a major revolt against Rome under Hadrian (132–135). He may have claimed to be a...Patiño, Simón Ituri
(Encyclopedia)Patiño, Simón Ituri sēmōnˈ ēto͞oˈrē pätēˈnyō [key], 1868–1947, Bolivian capitalist. He owned rich tin mines in Bolivia and invested his enormous fortune, thought to have been among the ...Bar Cochba, Simon
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