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Saint-Dizier

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Dizier săN-dēzyāˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 35,558), Haute-Marne dept., NE France, on the Marne River. It is a trading and transportation center; its manufactures include machinery, musical ins...

Saint-Dié

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Dié săN-dyā [key], city (1990 pop. 23,670), Vosges dept., E France, in Lorraine, on the Meurthe River. It is an industrial center where foundry products, chemical products, and machinery are ...

Hébert, Louis

(Encyclopedia)Hébert, Louis ləwēˈ [key], 1575–1627, French pioneer, known as the first Canadian farmer. A Paris apothecary, he spent 10 years (1604–14) in Acadia, and at Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal, N.S...

Saint-Chamond

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Chamond săN-shämäNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 39,262), Loire dept., SE France, at the confluence of the Gier and Janon rivers. The city was originally developed in the 19th cent. as a coal-mini...

Laurence, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Laurence, Saint: see Lawrence, Saint. ...

Columcille, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Columcille, Saint: see Columba, Saint. ...

Anacletus, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Anacletus, Saint: see Cletus, Saint. ...

Václav, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Václav, Saint: see Wenceslaus, Saint. ...

Ealdhelm, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Ealdhelm, Saint: see Aldhelm, Saint. ...

Brandon, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Brandon, Saint: see Brendan, Saint. ...