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Abraham de Moivre
MOIVRE, ABRAHAM DE (b. Vitry-le-Fran Read more |
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De La Rue plc
De La Rue plc De La Rue HouseJays CloseViablesBasingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BSUnited KingdomTelephone: (01256) 329122Fax: (01256) 351323Web site: http://www.delarue.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1896 as Thomas De La RueEmployees: 9,753Sales: Read more |
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Luis Bunuel
BUfamily:Lucida Sans Unicode;">ÑUEL, Luis Nationality: Spanish. Born: Calanda, province of Teruel, Spain, 22 February 1900. Education: Jesuit schools in Zaragosa, 1906family:Lucida Sans Unicode;">–15, Residencia de Estudiantes, Madrid, 1917family:Lucida Sans Unicode;">–20,... Read more |
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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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labor union
la·bor un·ion • n. an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.... Read more |
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Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno , 1864-1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher of his time, he was professor of Greek at the Univ. of Salamanca and later rector there. His criticism of the monarchy and especially of the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera caused... Read more |
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Cesar Pelli
Cesar Pelli Acclaimed by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1991 as one of the ten most influential living American architects, Cesar Pelli (born 1926) has de signed some of the most remarkable buildings Read more |
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali , 1922-, Egyptian statesman, secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96). He attended the universities of Cairo and Paris (Ph.D., 1949). He was (1949-79) professor of international relations at Cairo Univ. A member of numerous academic and diplomatic organizations, he... Read more |
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Michel de Ghelderode
Michel de Ghelderode , 1898-1962, Belgian dramatist. He wrote in French and is noted for his colorful and avant-garde plays. He lived in obscurity until 1949, when he gained prominence with the production of Fastes d'enfer (1929). His vast output reveals his use of many sources; Barabbas (1928),... Read more |
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Jules Romains
Jules Romains , 1885-1972, French writer, whose original name was Louis Farigoule. A brilliant student of philosophy, he became known as the chief exponent of unanimism, a literary theory positing the collective spirit or personality, e.g., the spirit of a city. This concept pervades an early... Read more |
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