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Rigaud, Hyacinthe
(Encyclopedia)Rigaud, Hyacinthe (Hyacinthe Rigaud y Ros) ē rôs [key], 1659–1743, French portrait painter, b. Perpignan. From 1688 he became almost exclusively the official painter of the French court. His sitt...Saint Hyacinthe
(Encyclopedia)Saint Hyacinthe sānt hīˈəsĭnth, Fr. săNtyäsăNtˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 38,292), S Que., Canada, on the Yamaska River, NE of Montreal. It is an industrial center, with textile mills and plants...Hyacinthe, Père
(Encyclopedia)Hyacinthe, Père: see Loyson, Charles. ...Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham Hyacinthe
(Encyclopedia)Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham Hyacinthe düpĕrôNˈ [key], 1731–1805, French Orientalist. He gave up studying for the priesthood to pursue his deep interest in Eastern languages. In India (1755–61) ...Laënnec, René Théophile Hyacinthe
(Encyclopedia)Laënnec, René Théophile Hyacinthe rənāˈ tāôfēlˈ yäsaNtˈ läānĕkˈ [key], 1781–1826, French physician. While connected with the Necker Hospital in Paris he invented the stethoscope, whi...Barrot, Camille Hyacinthe Odilon
(Encyclopedia)Barrot, Camille Hyacinthe Odilon kämēˈyə yäsăNtˈ ōdēlôNˈ bärōˈ [key], 1791–1873, French political leader. An opponent of the Bourbon restoration, he aided the July Revolution (1830), b...Hogue, La
(Encyclopedia)Hogue, La lä o͞og [key], cape on the northeast coast of the Cotentin peninsula, France, on the English Channel. Off the cape, during the War of the Grand Alliance, a French fleet under Tourville was...La Crosse
(Encyclopedia)La Crosse lə krôs [key], city (1990 pop. 51,003), seat of La Crosse co., W Wis., at the foot of high bluffs on the Mississippi, where the La Crosse and Black rivers meet; inc. 1856. Metal products, ...La Plata
(Encyclopedia)La Plata lä pläˈtä [key], city (1991 pop. 640,344), capital of Buenos Aires prov., E central Argentina, 5 mi (8.1 km) inland from Ensenada, its port on the Río de la Plata. La Plata's chief funct...La Romana
(Encyclopedia)La Romana lä rōmänˈä [key], city (1993 pop. 132,834), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital and major port of La Romana province. The site of several resorts, the city ha...Browse by Subject
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