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La Tour, Maurice Quentin de
(Encyclopedia)La Tour, Maurice Quentin de də lä to͞or [key], 1704–88, French portraitist working in pastel. From 1737 to 1773 he exhibited at the Salon portraits of considerable technical virtuosity and psych...Île de la Cité
(Encyclopedia)Île de la Cité, France: see Paris. ...Pole, Richard de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, Richard de la: see Pole, family. ...Pole, William de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, William de la: see Pole, family. ...Ramée, Pierre de La
(Encyclopedia)Ramée, Pierre de La: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Pierre de La Ramée
(Encyclopedia)Pierre de La Ramée: see Ramus, Petrus. ...Cruz, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia)Cruz, Juan de la: see John of the Cross, Saint. ...La Condamine, Charles Marie de
(Encyclopedia)La Condamine, Charles Marie de shärl märēˈ də lä kôNdämēnˈ [key], 1701–74, French traveler and mathematical geographer. He was one of a group sent to Peru in 1735 to measure the length of ...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
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