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Saint-Simon, Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Simon, Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de klōd äNrē də ro͞ovrwäˈ kôNt də săN-sēmôNˈ [key], 1760–1825, French social philosopher; grand nephew of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simo...

Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de

(Encyclopedia)Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de sülēˈ [key], 1560–1641, French statesman. Born and reared a Protestant, he fought in the Wars of Religion under the Huguenot leader Henry of Navarre (later ...

de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles

(Encyclopedia)de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles, 1932–2007, French physicist, Ph.D. Center for Nuclear Studies at Saclay, France, 1958. He was a professor at the Univ. of Paris, Orsay, from 1961 to 1971, when he joined th...

Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego de

(Encyclopedia)Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego de dyāˈgō dā värˈgäs thäpäˈtä ē lo͞ohänˈ pōnˈ thā dā lāōnˈ [key], c.1643–1704, Spanish governor and captain general of New Mexico, ...

Neri, Filippo de'

(Encyclopedia)Neri, Filippo de': see Philip Neri, Saint. ...

Minas de Ríotinto

(Encyclopedia)Minas de Ríotinto, Spain: see Río Tinto. ...

Marisco, Adam de

(Encyclopedia)Marisco, Adam de: see Marsh, Adam. ...

De Kalb, Johann

(Encyclopedia)De Kalb, Johann: see Kalb, Johann. ...

Franceschi, Piero de'

(Encyclopedia)Franceschi, Piero de': see Piero della Francesca. ...

Juanes, Juan de

(Encyclopedia)Juanes, Juan de: see Macip, Vicente Juan. ...