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Wolf, Rudolf
Wolf, Rudolf( Johann Rudolf Wolf) (1816–93)Swissastronomer. Following the discovery of the solar cycle by S. H.Schwabe, Wolf set about collecting all available data on sunspot numbers. He established the dates of all sunspot maxima and minima going back to the year 1610, and calculated the l... Read more
pseudonym
pseudonym [Gr.,=false name], name assumed, particularly by writers, to conceal identity. A writer's pseudonym is also referred to as a nom de plume (pen name). Famous examples in literature are George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), O. ... Read more
George Sand
George Sand , pseud. of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, baronne Dudevant , 1804-76, French novelist. Other variant forms of her maiden name include Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin. Born of an aristocratic father and a lower-class mother, she was reared by her austere paternal grandmother on a country e... Read more
aurora borealis
aurora borealis and aurora australis , luminous display of various forms and colors seen in the night sky. The aurora borealis of the Northern Hemisphere is often called the northern lights, and the aurora australis of the Southern Hemisphere is known as the southern lights. Each is visible over... Read more
chromosphere
chromosphere [Gr.,=color sphere], layer of rarefied, transparent gases in the solar atmosphere; it measures 6,000 mi (9,700 km) in thickness and lies between the photosphere (the sun's visible surface) and the corona (its outer atmosphere). Composition and Characteristics of the Chromosphere ... Read more
Weir, Peter
WEIR, Peter Nationality: Australian. Born: Peter Lindsay Weir in Sydney, 8 August 1944. Education: Arts/Law coursework at University of Sydney. Family: Married Wendy Stiles, 1966, two children. Career: Worked for family real estate business, then joined television station ATN 7, Sydney... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Aurore"

Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin Dudevant, baronne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin Dudevant, baronne see Sand, George .
George Sand
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...aspects. George Sand was born Armandine Aurore Lucille Dupin in Paris on July 1...daughter of a professional bird fancier. Aurore's father, Maurice Dupin, was a soldier of the Empire. He died when Aurore was still a child. At the age of 14...
Sand, George
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Early life George Sand was born Armandine Aurore Lucille Dupin in Paris, France, on July...Maurice Dupin was a soldier and died when Aurore was four years old. After her father's death, Aurore, her mother, and her grandmother moved...
Georges Clemenceau
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...but in 1897 he began writing for L'Aurore, which had a larger circulation. Selections...Clemenceau ceded his usual space in L'Aurore to Emile Zola's inflammatory article...himself, but he soon returned to L'Aurore as editor. Meanwhile, he published his...
pseudonym
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), Stendhal (Marie Henri Beyle), and George Sand (Mme Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, baronne Dudevant). Perhaps because the genre is not considered a serious one, detective story writers often...
Chopin, Frédéric
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...been the object of Chopin's affections over the years, but the most celebrated female with whom he had a relationship was Aurore Dudevant, known as George Sand, whom he met in 1836. For nine years, beginning in 1838, after he had composed the "Funeral...
Cameroon
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia ...Catholic publication L'effort Camerounais , centered in Douala, and L'informe (The Informer). Bi-weeklies include L'aurore (The Dawn) and Dikalo . Tri-weeklies include La D é tente (Relaxation), Le Jeune Detective (The Young Detective...
Togo
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia ...periodicals and their circulation numbers where special political or linguistic interests constitute their respective audiences. L'Aurore (Lom é , Weekly, Circulation 2,500) La Conscience (Lom é , Circulation 3,000) Crocodile (Lom é...
Viardot, Pauline
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...spell, which happened when he witnessed one of the 17-year-old's performances. The French feminist and novelist Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, who wrote under the pen name George Sand (1804-1876) became a mentor to Viardot, reportedly warning her...

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aurore, à l'
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition aurore, à l' Dishes served with tomato‐flavoured aurora sauce or yellow‐coloured garnishes, suggesting the rising sun.
Sunrise
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Comment (New York), Summer 1971. "L'Aurore (Sunrise) Issue" of Avant-Sc...Ferenczi, "L'eclaireur allemand: L'aurore," in Télérama...xEB;l, "Lumière de l'aurore," in Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris...
Astruc, Alexandre
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...xE9;ma in English (New York), January 1966. Interview in Film Français (Paris), 6 March 1987. "'L'aurore' sur un drap," in Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris), May 1991. "Une vie, du film au roman: 'Ma' lecture. Entretien...
Buñuel, Luis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...La Vida Criminal de Archibaldo de La Cruz ; The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz ) (+ co-sc); Cela s'appelle l'Aurore (+ co-sc) 1956 La Mort en ce jardin (La muerte en este jardin ) (+ co-sc) 1958 Nazarín (+ co-sc) 1959...
Fauré, Gabriel (Urbain)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Secret , Op.23, Nos.1–3 (No.2 orch. Busser 1925) (1879); 2 Mélodies , Op.27 (1882); Aurore , Fleur jetée , Les pays des rêves , Les Roses d'Ispahan , Op.39, Nos.1–4 (1884...
Boieldieu, François Adrien
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...ashamed of such undeserved success?’ and took him as pupil, the first result (another success) being Ma Tante Aurore (1803). From 1803 to 1811 cond. of Imperial Opera, St Petersburg. Returning to Paris 1811, comp. Jean de Paris (1812...
Clemenceau, Georges (Eugène Benjamin)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...in 1918. He presided at the Versailles peace talks, where he pushed hard for a punitive settlement with Germany, but failed to obtain all that he demanded (notably the River Rhine asaa frontier). He founded the newspaper L'Aurore .
Chabrol, Claude
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Married 1) Agnes Goute, 1952 (divorced), two sons; 2) actress Stéphane Audran, 1964 (divorced), one son; 3) Aurore Pajot. Career: Film critic for Arts and for Cahiers du Cinéma, Paris, 1953–57 (under own name and...
Kosma, Joseph
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Chanois); Ma Jeannette et mes copains (Gout—short) 1955 M'sieur la Caille (Pergament); Cela s'appelle l'aurore (Buñuel); Pas de pitié pour les caves (Lepage); Goubbiah (DarSne); Des gens sans importance (Verneuil...
Weir, Peter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Viviani and others, in Positif (Paris), April 1987. Interview, in Cinema Papers (Melbourne), August 1990. "L'aurore boreale," interview with D. Parra and P. Ross, in Revue du Cinéma (Cretail Cedex, France), November 1991...

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Aurore A. McGrath
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 1/19/2009; 508 words ; Lewiston - Aurore A. McGrath of Marguerite D'Youville...and together they raised two daughters. Aurore (Ora) worked for many retail shops in...Portland; two great-grandchildren, Aurore Jon Klassen and Mica Ogard of Westminster...
Aurore Quartet
Magazine article from: Strings; 3/1/2007; ; 364 words ; Aurore Quartet. Aurore Quartet (Aurore Voilqu, violin; Ziggy Mandac and Darko Andelkovic, guitars; Pierre Frasque, contrabass). (www.otayo.com/aurorequartet/) If you're strolling along La Places des Vosges in Paris and happen...
Aurore A. (Thibeault) Konkol, 84.(DEATHS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 4/27/2007; 461 words ; CHARLTON Aurore A. (Thibeault) Konkol, 84, formerly...Florida; and many nieces and nephews. Aurore was born in Worcester daughter of Felix...a good joke. The funeral service for Aurore will be Saturday, April 28, 2007 at...
Aurore M. (Beaulieu) Lepage
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 2/17/2008; 398 words ; MANCHESTER, Conn. - Aurore M. (Beaulieu) Lepage, 88, of East...2, 1919, in St. David, Maine. Aurore and Fern met and married in Lewiston...Maine, after retirement in 1996. Aurore recently moved back to East Hartford...
Aurore P. Cornish
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 8/18/2007; 315 words ; ...Christian Burial honoring the life of Aurore P. Cornish was held Thursday morning...New Testament readings were read by Aurore's grandson, Kevin Rioux, who also read the Prayer of the Faithful. Aurore's brother, Roger and his wife...
FOCUS MURDER BY MATRIMONY: Deadly trail of the `lovers from hell' To be married to Peter Schmitt or Aurore Martin was little short of a death sentence, claim the Belgian police. Philip Jacobson reports from Brussels
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/30/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...young couple called Peter Schmitt and Aurore Martin are alleged to have murdered their...was deposited in a Swiss bank account. Aurore Martin rejoined her lover and in early...Belgium to find a suitable husband for Aurore. A close scrutiny of the better class...
GAGNON, AURORE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/25/2000; 450 words ; OCALA, FL -- Aurore St. Hilaire Gagnon, 95, of Ocala, FL and formerly of Ballston Spa...St. Anne and was a homemaker. She was the widow of Eli R. Gagnon. Aurore is survived by her four loving daughters, Alice Dewar of San Antonio...
BISHOP, AURORE
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 12/11/2007; 167 words ; Portland Press Herald (Maine) 12-11-2007 BISHOP, AURORE Edition: FINAL Section: Local & State Column: Services and Visiting Hours Type: News BISHOP, AURORE - 92, of Biddeford, in Saco, Dec. 8, 2007. Visiting hours, 6-8...
MOREL, AURORE
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 8/14/2006; 177 words ; Portland Press Herald (Maine) 08-14-2006 MOREL, AURORE Edition: Final Section: Local & State Column: Services and Visiting Hours MOREL, AURORE - 98, of Biddeford, in Biddeford, Aug. 13, 2006. Visiting hours 2-4 & 7...
BEAUCHESNE, AURORE
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 11/30/2005; 172 words ; Portland Press Herald (Maine) 11-30-2005 BEAUCHESNE, AURORE Edition: Final Section: Local & State Column: Services and Visiting Hours BEAUCHESNE, AURORE - 83, formerly of Sanford, in Kennebunk, Nov. 28, 2005. Period of visitation...