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Tocqueville, Alexis de
(Encyclopedia)Tocqueville, Alexis de älĕksēs də tôkvēlˈ [key], 1805–59, French politician and writer. A nobleman, he was prominent in politics, particularly just before and just after the Revolution of 184...La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de
(Encyclopedia)La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de: see Vérendrye. ...de Klerk, F. W.
(Encyclopedia)de Klerk, F. W. (Frederik Willem de Klerk) frĕdˈərĭk vĭlˈəm də klûrkˈ ...Broglie
(Encyclopedia)Broglie brôˈyə, brôglēˈ [key], French noble family of Piedmontese origin, who settled in France in the 17th cent. Victor Maurice, comte de Broglie, 1647–1727, was marshal of France and fought ...Revilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde de
(Encyclopedia)Revilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde de hwän fränthēsˈkō ᵺā gwāˈmās ē ôrkäsēˈtäs kōnˈdā ᵺā rāvēˈlyä hēhāˈᵺō [key], 1682?–1766, Spanish colon...Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque de
(Encyclopedia)Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque de fränthēsˈkō gōˈmāth dā sändōvälˈ ē rōˈhäs do͞oˈkā dā lārˈmä [key], 1553–1625, Spanish statesman, favorite of King Philip ...Ducasse, Isidore
(Encyclopedia)Ducasse, Isidore ēzēdôrˈ dükäsˈ [key], 1846–70, French poet who wrote under the name Comte de Lautréamont, or simply Lautréamont. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he moved to Paris in 1867, whe...Nerval, Gérard de
(Encyclopedia)Nerval, Gérard de zhārärˈ də nĕrvälˈ [key], 1808–55, French writer, an early romantic. His real name was Gérard Labrunie. His writings include translations of Faust (1828) and other German ...Molinos, Miguel de
(Encyclopedia)Molinos, Miguel de mēgĕlˈ dā mōlēˈnōs [key], 1640–1697?, Spanish priest and mystic. He was the founder of quietism, which he adhered to in its most extreme form. From 1669 he lived principal...Acuña, Cristóbal de
(Encyclopedia)Acuña, Cristóbal de krēstōˈbäl dā ako͞oˈnyä [key], 1597–1676?, Spanish Jesuit missionary and explorer in South America, rector of the Jesuit college at Cuenca, Ecuador. In 1638 he was sent...Browse by Subject
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