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Campos, Arsenio Martínez de
(Encyclopedia)Campos, Arsenio Martínez de: see Martínez de Campos, Arsenio. ...Madre de Dios
(Encyclopedia)Madre de Dios mädˈrā ᵺā dyōs [key], river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising in the Andes of SE Peru and flowing NE through NW Bolivia to the Beni River. It is a major artery of NW Bolivia, but ...Rotrou, Jean de
(Encyclopedia)Rotrou, Jean de zhäN də rôtro͞oˈ [key], 1609–50, French dramatist. One of the Cinq auteurs, five playwrights commissioned by Cardinal Richelieu, Rotrou wrote many plays, including the noble and...Sarasate, Pablo de
(Encyclopedia)Sarasate, Pablo de päˈblō ᵺā säräsäˈtā [key], 1844–1908, Spanish violin virtuoso. He made difficult arrangements that displayed his brilliant technique and wrote violin pieces that effect...de Kruif, Paul
(Encyclopedia)de Kruif, Paul də krīf [key], 1890–1971, American author, b. Zeeland, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.S., 1912). He was bacteriologist at the university from 1912 to 1917. Among his books are Mi...Aubert de Gaspé, Philippe
(Encyclopedia)Aubert de Gaspé, Philippe: see Gaspé, Philippe Aubert de. ...La Cueva, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)La Cueva, Juan de: see Cueva, Juan de la. ...La Plata, Río de
(Encyclopedia)La Plata, Río de: see Plata, Río de la. ...De Heem, Jan Davidszoon
(Encyclopedia)De Heem, Jan Davidszoon: see Heem, Jan Davidszoon de. ...Castro Alves, Antônio de
(Encyclopedia)Castro Alves, Antônio de: see Alves, Antônio de Castro. ...Browse by Subject
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