(Encyclopedia) Revilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde deRevilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde dehwän fränthēsˈkō ᵺā gwāˈmās ē ôrkäsēˈtäs kōnˈdā ᵺā…
(Encyclopedia) Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque deLerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque defränthēsˈkō gōˈmāth dā sändōvälˈ ē rōˈhäs d&oomacr;ˈkā dā lārˈmä [key], 1553…
(Encyclopedia) Nerval, Gérard deNerval, Gérard dezhārärˈ də nĕrvälˈ [key], 1808–55, French writer, an early romantic. His real name was Gérard Labrunie. His writings include translations of Faust (…
(Encyclopedia) Molinos, Miguel deMolinos, Miguel demēgĕlˈ 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…
(Encyclopedia) Acuña, Cristóbal deAcuña, Cristóbal dekrēstōˈbäl dā ak&oomacr;ˈnyä [key], 1597–1676?, Spanish Jesuit missionary and explorer in South America, rector of the Jesuit college at…
(Encyclopedia) Barbari, Jacopo de'Barbari, Jacopo de'yäˈkōpō dā bärbäˈrē [key], c.1440–1516, Germano-Dutch painter and engraver, b. Venice. Barbari was a major link between North European and Italian…
(Encyclopedia) Villeneuve, Pierre deVilleneuve, Pierre depyĕr də vēlnövˈ [key], 1763–1806, French admiral. He commanded the rear guard of the fleet in the disastrous battle of Abu Qir (1798). His…
(Encyclopedia) Tarde, Gabriel deTarde, Gabriel degäbrēĕlˈ də tärd [key], 1843–1904, French sociologist and criminologist. During his years of public service as a magistrate, he became interested in…
(Encyclopedia) Cuvilliès, François deCuvilliès, François defräNswäˈ də küvēyĕsˈ [key], 1695–1768, French architect, decorator, and engraver. He introduced into Germany the rococo style of decoration…
