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château , royal or seignioral residence and stronghold of medieval France—the counterpart of the English castle of the period. In such a fortress, peasants of the surrounding country took refuge during time of war. The early fortified château, called a château-fort, ... Read more
Henri-Georges Adam Henri-Georges Adam
Adam, Henri-Georges (1904–1967). French sculptor, graphic artist, and designer, born in Paris, the son of a jeweller and goldsmith. He studied metalwork with his father and initially made his reputation with etchings, winning the Blumenthal Prize for them in 1938. In 1943 he had his first... Read more
Chateau-Thierry Chateau-Thierry
Château‐Thierry, Picardy/France Égalité‐sur‐Marne ‘Thierry's Castle’. Named after the castle built in 718 by Charles Martel (c.688–741), the Frankish ruler (715–41), for Thierry (or Theodoric) IV (713–37), the puppet... Read more
Germaine de Stael Germaine de Stael
Germaine de Staël , 1766-1817, French-Swiss woman of letters, whose full name was Anne Louise Germaine Necker, baronne de Staël-Holstein. Born in Paris, the daughter of Jacques and Suzanne Necker, she early absorbed the intellectual and political atmosphere of her mother's salon. In 1786... Read more
Pedro de Luna Pedro de Luna
Pedro de Luna , 1328?-1423?, Aragonese churchman, antipope (1394-1417) with the name Benedict XIII. He was a doctor of canon law and as cardinal (1375) became an outstanding member of the Curia Romana. He supported the election of Urban VI , but later switched his allegiance to Robert of Geneva ,... Read more
Edouard Claparede Edouard Claparede
Claparède, ÉdouardWORKS BY CLAPARÈDEÉdouard Claparède (1873–1940), Swiss psychologist, was born in Geneva. His choice of a career was decisively influenced by his cousin, Theodore Flournoy, also a psychologist, and his uncle, Édouard Claparède, a zoologist. After attending secondary school in... Read more
Theodore Beza Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza (Théodore de Bèze), 1519-1605, French Calvinist theologian. In 1548 he joined John Calvin at Geneva and soon became his intimate friend and chief aid. From 1549 to 1558, Beza was professor of Greek at Lausanne, where he wrote De haereticis a civili magistratu puniendis ... Read more
Vaud Vaud
Vaud , Ger. Waadt, canton (1993 pop. 593,000), 1,239 sq mi (3,209 sq km), W Switzerland. Lausanne is the capital. Bordering on France in the west, it lies roughly between the Lake of Geneva, the Lake of Neuchâtel, the Jura Mts., and the Bernese Alps. Cereals, tobacco, and other crops are... Read more
Horace Benedict de Saussure Horace Benedict de Saussure
Horace Bénédict de Saussure , 1740-99, Swiss physicist and geologist. He was professor at the Univ. of Geneva from 1762 to 1786. He is famous for his studies of the geology, meteorology, and botany of the mountainous regions of Europe, particularly the Alps. These are described in his... Read more
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