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Maurice Allais
Maurice Allais , 1911-, French economist. After working in the French mine administration, he joined the École National Superieure des Mines in Paris (1944-) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientific (1946-), where he developed his economic theories of how large, state-owned monopoli... Read more
Maurice Baring
Maurice Baring 1874-1945, English author. After a career in the diplomatic service, he turned to journalism in 1904. A war correspondent during the Russo-Japanese War, he wrote several books on Russia, including A Year in Russia (1905-6) and The Russian People (1911). In 1919, following service... Read more
Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis , 1870-1943, French painter and writer on art. His paintings, usually on religious themes, have not proved so influential as his art theories. As the spokesman for symbolism and for the Nabis , Denis proposed his famous definition of painting: "Remember that a picture, before being ... Read more
Maurice of Nassau
Maurice of Nassau , 1567-1625, prince of Orange (1618-25); son of William the Silent by Anne of Saxony. He became stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland after the assassination (1584) of his father. He was later appointed (1588) captain general and admiral of the United Netherlands and became (1589) s... Read more
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier , 1888-1972, French singer and film actor. He made his debut in 1900 singing and dancing at the Casino de Tourelles, Paris. As the dancing partner of Mistinguett and as the star of several Paris music halls, he won his public by his charm and inimitable smile; by 1928 his reputatio... Read more
Maurice Utrillo
Maurice Utrillo , 1883-1955, French painter. He was the son of the painter Suzanne Valadon and was adopted by the writer Miguel Utrillo. His mother taught him to paint in order to divert him from the alcoholism that ravaged him from a very early age. Utrillo's favorite themes were the street scene... Read more
Maurice Blondel
Maurice Blondel 1861-1949, French Catholic philosopher, b. Dijon. He was a professor at the universities of Montauban, Lille, and Aix-Marseille during his influential career. Like his contemporary Henri Bergson he was antirationalist and scorned science. In his first work, L'Action (1893, rev. ... Read more
Maurice Maeterlinck
Maurice Maeterlinck , 1862-1949, Belgian author who wrote in French. After practicing law unsuccessfully for several years, he went to Paris in 1897. He had already been touched by the influence of the symbolists and the mystical thought of Novalis and Emerson; his eventual 60-odd volumes can be r... Read more
Maurice Thorez
Maurice Thorez , 1900-1964, French Communist leader. The son of a coal miner, Thorez himself worked in the mines. He early joined the Socialist party and in 1920 became one of the original members of the French Communist party. Largely self-taught, Thorez rose in the ranks and became party secretary... Read more
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel , 1875-1937, French composer, b. in the Pyrenees. He entered the Paris Conservatory in 1889, where he was later a student of Fauré. Ravel became a leading exponent of impressionism . Along with Debussy, with whom he had an affinity of style, he led French music away from Wagner... Read more

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Maurice of Nassau
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Maurice of Nassau The Dutch general and statesman Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567-1625), was the founder...Dutch Republic, or United Provinces of the Netherlands. Maurice of Nassau was the second son of William I, "the Silent...
John Frederick Denison Maurice
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John Frederick Denison Maurice The English theologian and cleric John Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872) was a founder of Christian socialism. Frederick Denison Maurice was born in Suffolk on Aug. 29, 1805, the son of a deeply pious...
Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Maurice Brazil Prendergast American painter Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1859-1924) pioneered in introducing...the only true American postimpressionist of his generation. Maurice Prendergast was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, on...
John Maurice of Nassau
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John Maurice of Nassau John Maurice of Nassau (1604-1679) was a Dutch military officer whose rise...Brazil marked the apogee of Dutch authority in South America. John Maurice, who bore the title Count of Nassau-Siegen, was born on June...
Count Maurice Maeterlinck
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Count Maurice Maeterlinck The Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist Count Maurice Maeterlinck (1863-1949) is known for his symbolist...awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1911. Maurice Maeterlinck was born in Ghent on Aug. 29, 1863...
Maurice, Frederick Denison
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Maurice, Frederick Denison (1805–...reformer. Son of a unitarian minister, Maurice was ordained in the Church of England and...unorthodox views on eternal punishment. Maurice rejected the narrow moralism of his day...
Maurice Vlaminck
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Maurice Vlaminck The French painter Maurice Vlaminck (1876-1958) was one of the great Fauves, artists...son of a Flemish father and a French mother from Lorraine, Maurice Vlaminck was born in Paris on April 4, 1876, and grew up in...
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Maurice Merleau-Ponty The French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) was the most original and...the postwar French movement of existential phenomenology. Maurice Merleau-Ponty was born in Rochefortsur-Mer (Charente...
Maurice
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Maurice 1521-53, duke (1541-47) and elector...portion of his cousin's lands. However, Maurice's disgust with the emperor's ill...France (1551). In the war that followed Maurice nearly captured Charles at Innsbruck...
Maurice Galbraith Cullen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Maurice Galbraith Cullen The Canadian painter Maurice Galbraith Cullen (1866-1934) was a pioneer of impressionism...art and is particularly noted for his winter landscapes. Maurice Cullen was born at St. John's, Newfoundland, and brought...

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Pialat, Maurice
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers PIALAT, Maurice Nationality: French. Born: Puy de Dô...On PIALAT: books— Magny, Joel, Maurice Pialat, Paris, 1992. Toffetti, Sergio, and Aldo Tassone, Maurice Pialat: L'enfant sauvage, Torino, 1992...
Tourneur, Maurice
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers TOURNEUR, Maurice Nationality: French/American. Born: Maurice Thomas in Paris, 2 February 1876; became U.S. citizen...TOURNEUR: articles— Haskins, H., "Work of Maurice Tourneur," in Motion Picture Classic (Brooklyn...
Chevalier, Maurice
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers CHEVALIER, Maurice Nationality: French. Born: Maurice Auguste Chevalier in Ménilmontant, Paris, 12...York! (Florey) 1929 Innocents of Paris (Wallace) (as Maurice Marny); The Love Parade (Lubitsch) (as Count Alfred...
Jaubert, Maurice
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers JAUBERT, Maurice Composer. Nationality: French. Born...x2014; Porcile, François, Maurice Jaubert, musicien populaire ou maudit...1473, June 1952. "Hommage à Maurice Jaubert" (Montréal: La Cin...
Dugautiez, Maurice (1893-1960)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis DUGAUTIEZ, MAURICE (1893-1960) Maurice Dugautiez, a Belgian civil engineer and psychoanalyst, was...his life. Daniel Luminet See also: Bibliography Dugautiez, Maurice. (1953). J. Leuba n'est plus. Bulletin de l'Association...
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice (1908-1961)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis MERLEAU-PONTY, MAURICE (1908-1961) Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a French philosopher, was born on March...Bibliography Editors of Les temps modernes . (1961). Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Les temps modernes , 184-185. Merleau...
Bouvet, Maurice Charles Marie Germain (1911-1960)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis BOUVET, MAURICE CHARLES MARIE GERMAIN (1911-1960) A French psychoanalyst, Maurice Charles Marie Germain Bouvet was born August 14...was remembered through the creation of the Prix Maurice Bouvet in 1962; his publications were collected...
Maurice, Frederick Denison
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Maurice, Frederick Denison (1805–72), Christian Socialist . The...Ludlow led to the formation of the Christian Socialists (q.v.). Maurice's orthodoxy was constantly under suspicion and he was dismissed from King...
Hulst, Maurice d'
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Hulst, Maurice d'. See D'HULST, MAURICE .
Hamy, Maurice Théodore Adolphe
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Hamy, Maurice Th é odore Adolphe ( b. Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 31 October...202 (1936), 1317; and “ La vie et l ’ oeuvre de Maurice Hamy, ” in Annuaire publi é par le Bureau des longitudes...

Thesaurus entries related to "Maurice"

along
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 3. they'll stop along the way synonyms : on, at a point on, in the course of. • adverb   1. Maurice moved along past the other exhibits synonyms : onward, on, ahead, forward, forth.   2. I invited a friend along...
warlock
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus warlock • noun  Samantha's father, the warlock Maurice synonyms : sorcerer, wizard, magus, (black) magician, enchanter; archaic mage.

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MAURICE R. HILLEMAN
Magazine article from: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...WORLD lost a true public health hero when Maurice R. Hilleman, Ph.D., died of cancer...April 2005, at the age of eighty-five. Maurice literally changed the world with his extraordinary...especially, vaccine research and development. Maurice was perhaps the single most influential...
Maurice in Time.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Style; 6/22/2000; ; 700+ words ; Dedicating Maurice "to a happier year," E. M. Forster...many ways his novel looks to the future. Maurice waited 57 years to be published, because...Forster often described it in terms that Maurice had provided. [2] In its public and...
MAURICE GIBB: 1949-2003: A joker, a drinker..the Bee Gees' rock 'n' roller.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/13/2003; 700+ words ; ...Byline: RICHARD WALLACE, US Editor TRAGIC Maurice Gibb will go down in music history as...both dabbled with drink and drugs, but Maurice did them big-time. The singer, who...his last interviews, father-of-two Maurice recalled the heady days of the group...
S. Charles Maurice: in memoriam.
Magazine article from: Southern Economic Journal; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; S. Charles (Chuck) Maurice, long-time member and former officer...Gainesville, Florida. He was 67 years old. Maurice is survived by his wife Niccie L. McKay...of Florida; two sons (S. Charles Maurice Jr. and John Michael Maurice); a...
Obituary: Maurice Berry
Magazine article from: Management Services; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...announce the death of Institute Honorary Fellow, Maurice Berry MBE at the age of 90. Maurice died in hospital on Wednesday 1st December...Ripponden, Halifax, on Wednesday 8th December. Maurice Berry was a Work Study man for nearly 44 years...
Maurice puts his honey where his mouth is; KEEPING BEES IS A REWARDING HOBBY FOR ONE WARWICKSHIRE COUPLE - BUT THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW STICKY SITUATIONS ALONG THE WAY.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 10/25/2003; 700+ words ; ...JUDITH COURT POOH BEAR would love life with Maurice and Joan West because there are times...dedication, hard work and expertise that Maurice has developed over nearly 30 years of...over 300lbs of it. Beekeeping has been Maurice's hobby since a family friend sold him...
Maurice has the power to heal He can heal with his hands and talk to animals. KAY BYRNE meets the extraordinary Maurice Burrows.
Newspaper article from: South Wales Evening Post; 10/1/2007; 700+ words ; ...animals. KAY BYRNE meets the extraordinary Maurice Burrows. Therapists and healers of one...and heal people? West Cross pensioner Maurice Burrows is the real McCoy. He has been...doesn't accept money for his healing. Maurice wasn't born with his ability, but developed...
F. D. Maurice: The Radically Inclusive God
Magazine article from: Anglican and Episcopal History; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...analyses of the thought of Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-72) fabricate a dichotomy between...it provides a basis for identifying in Maurice scholarship both four dead-end detours...for future exploration. MISINTERPRETING MAURICE'S CAREER AS BIFURCATED A motif of modern...
F. D. Maurice and the Crisis of Christian Authority
Magazine article from: Anglican Theological Review; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; F. D. Maurice and the Crisis of Christian Authority...99.00 (cloth). Although F. D. Maurice "does not necessarily provide the solution...p. 2). The contextual nature of Maurice's work, however, and his "oblique...
Maurice loved kids. I hope his last guitar helps them; TRAGIC BEE GEE'S GIFT TO SCOTS CHARITY.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/24/2003; 700+ words ; ...THE last guitar played by tragic Bee Gee Maurice Gibb will give a Scottish children's...It is the last guitar ever signed by Maurice Gibb - and the last to be autographed...dreadnought rosewood guitar, autographed by Maurice, twin Robin and brother Barry. Sue...