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Louis Honore Frechette
Louis Honoré Fréchette , 1839-1908, French Canadian poet and politician, b. Lévis, Que. He worked (1865-71) as a journalist in Chicago and while there wrote a volume of poetry entitled La Voix d'un exilé [the voice of an exile] (1866-68). Returning to Canada, he served... Read more |
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Laval
Laval city (1991 pop. 314,398), coextensive with Île-Jésus (94 sq mi/243 sq km), S Que., Canada, between the Rivière des Mille Îles and the Rivière des Prairies, just NW of Montreal. The second largest city in Quebec, Laval was created in 1965, when 14 small... Read more |
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Paulin Paris
Paulin Paris (Alexis Paulin Paris) , 1800-1881, French scholar. He was noted for his research in medieval French literature and for initiating the systematic study of Romance philology. His studies include Les Manuscrits françois de la Bibliothèque du Roi (7 vol., 1836-48) and Les... Read more |
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Jean Le Clerc
Jean Le Clerc , Latin Johannes Clericus, 1657-1736, Swiss Arminian theologian and biblical scholar. He preached in France and in London, then, drawn to the teachings of the Dutch Remonstrants, settled in Amsterdam, where he became professor in the Remonstrant Seminary. His biblical commentaries... Read more |
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Richelieu
Richelieu , river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, issuing from the north end of Lake Champlain, near the N.Y.-Que. border, and flowing N across S Que. to the St. Lawrence River at Sorel. It is a link in the waterway connecting the Hudson and St. Lawrence rivers. Visited (1609) by Samuel de Champlain, the... Read more |
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Manicouagan
Manicouagan , river, 310 mi (499 km) long, rising in E central Que., Canada, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence River near Baie Comeau. The river is an important source of hydroelectricity.... Read more |
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Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon , 1840-1916, French painter and lithographer. He studied in Paris under Gérôme. Later his friend Fantin-Latour taught him lithography, but he was most influenced by Rodolphe Bresdin, an older artist who had created a world of fantastic imagery. Redon's first volume of... Read more |
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Alma
Alma , city (1991 pop. 25,910), S central Que., Canada, on the Saguenay River. In 1954 its name was shortened from St. Joseph d'Alma. There are granite quarries in the region, and the town has pulp and paper and aluminum plants.... Read more |
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Granby
Granby , city (1991 pop. 42,804), S Que., Canada, on the North Yamaska River, E of Montreal. Located in a farming area, Granby has textile mills and plants that manufacture furniture, tobacco and rubber products, precision instruments, paper and printed materials, and food products.... Read more |
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Montebello
Montebello , village (1991 pop. 1,022), SW Que., Canada, on the Ottawa River NE of Ottawa. It is a summer resort in a lumbering and farming area. The political leader Louis Joseph Papineau made his home there after 1854.... Read more |
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