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First Council of Lyons
First Council of Lyons , 1245, 13th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convened at Lyons, France, by Pope Innocent IV to deal with his struggle with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II . In spite of the defense of Frederick by his ambassador, he was declared deposed by the council. The... Read more |
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Louise Labe
Labe, Louise (1520–1566) French poet born as Louise Charly in Lyon. The daughter of a rope maker, and later the wife of one, she was given the nickname La Belle Cordiere. She was educated in music and languages, and as a writer joined a prominent literary circle in Lyon. In 1555, the Lyon... Read more |
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Schism of East and West
Schism of East and West division between the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church . See Christianity ; Ferrara-Florence, Council of ; Leo IX, Saint ; Lyons, Second Council of ; papacy ; Photius .... Read more |
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Corneille de Lyon
Corneille de Lyon (b The Hague, c.1500/10; bur. Lyons, 8 Nov. 1575). Netherlandish-born painter who became a French citizen in 1547. He was a native of The Hague (in France he is still often known as Corneille de La Haye), but he had settled in Lyons by 1533 (the first record of him) and in 1540... Read more |
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Lyons
Lyons Fr. Lyon , city (1990 pop. 422,444), capital of Rhône dept., E central France, at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers. As an economic center and a densely populated metropolis it is second only to Paris. It leads Europe in silk and rayon production; it has... Read more |
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Mary Lyon
Mary Lyon , 1797-1849, American educator, founder of Mt. Holyoke College, b. Buckland, Mass. She attended three academies in Massachusetts; later she taught at Ashfield, Mass., Londonderry, N.H., and Ipswich, Mass. Interested in promoting the higher education of women, she won the aid of several... Read more |
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Baldwin Lyons Inc
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. 1099 North Meridian StreetIndianapolis, Indiana 46204U.S.A.Telephone: (317) 636-9800Toll Free: (800) 644-5501Fax: (317) 632-9444Web site: http://www.baldwinandlyons.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1930 as H.C. Baldwin Agency, Inc.Employees: 267Sales: $109.89 million... Read more |
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Alexis Carrel
Carrel, Alexis (b. Lyons, France, 28 June 1873;d. Paris, France, 5 November 1944), surgery, experimental biology. He was the eldest child of Alexis Carrel Read more |
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Klaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie 1913-91, Nazi war criminal known as the "Butcher of Lyons." As Gestapo chief in Lyons, France (1942-44), he was responsible for the deaths of French Resistance members and thousands of Jews. After the war he secretly served as a U.S. army agent in Germany. In 1951 he fled Europe... Read more |
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Beaujolais
Beaujolais , hilly region, Rhône dept., E central France, W of the Saône between Mâcon and Lyons. It is one of the great wine areas of France, famous for its red wine. Villefranche-sur-Saône, the historic capital, is a leading textile center. Lyons is the industrial hub of... Read more |
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Lady of Lyons, The
Lady of Lyons, The (1838). This romantic drama by Bulwer...marrying Claude Melnotte, her gardener's son. Beauséant had persuaded Melnotte to...The original American cast at New York's Park Theatre in 1838 included Mrs. Richardson... |
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Cushman, Charlotte (Saunders)
...briefly managing Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, Cushman...interpretations, Katherine in Shakespeare's Henry VIII, and another of her...Claude Melnotte in The Lady of Lyons. She continued to play actively...She also continued to play men's parts, ... |
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Mary the Third
...husbands, William and Robert ( Ben Lyon). Now the granddaughter and daughter...Mary (Huff), is courted by Lynn (Lyon). However, this third Mary is an ardent flapper...dear?” Another of Crothers's woman's‐eye views of mores and relationships... |
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Aldrich, Louis
Aldrich, Louis [né Lyon] (1843–1901), actor...1873 accepted Mrs. John Drew's offer to be leading man at her...performed with the company at Wood's Museum, and his role as the...establishing that organization's home for aging actors. A heavyset... |
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Anderson, Mary (Antoinette)
...New York as Pauline in The Lady of Lyons in 1877. Hailed as a promising but...title role in Ion and of Galatea in W. S. Gilbert's Pygmalion and Galatea. After spending...offering Rosalind, Clarice in W. S. Gilbert's Comedy and Tragedy... |
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Lander, Mrs.
...as Romeo and Juliet, The Hunchback, The Lady of Lyons, and Ingomar. In 1853 she was the first actress...her later parts were the title role in Legouvé's Medea, Colombe in Colombe's Birthday, Peg Woffington in Masks and Faces, and... |
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Logan Family, The
...Years Hence (1849). Logan's daughters were also prominent...Young Norval in Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre when she...1850 as Pauline in The Lady of Lyons. Most of her career was spent performing...important roles at Philadelphia's Arch Street Theatre, ... |
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McCarter Theatre Center
...tryout place for Broadway‐bound productions, such as Our Town, You Can't Take It with You, and Bus Stop. In 1960 Milton Lyon founded a theatre company in association with the university, and thirteen years later it went professional, severing its academic... |
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Murdoch, James E(dward)
...within a few seasons and did not give his final performance until 1889. He won acclaim for his Claude Melnotte in The Lady of Lyons and his Hamlet, which many contemporaries considered the finest on the American stage until the advent of Edwin Booth. However... |
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Harned (Hickes), Virginia
...Shakespearean Actress in The Light That Lies in a Woman's Eyes (1903). Her repertory included several...including Ophelia, which she played to Sothern's Hamlet, as well as Pauline in The Lady of Lyons and Camille. She continued to perform in both... |
 "Sunday Business (London, England)")
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THE credibility of Britain's Serious Fraud Office, already battered by a...
...credibility of Britain's Serious Fraud Office...Guinness defendants - Jack Lyons, Tony Parnes and Gerald Ronson. The Strasbourg...been told by the trio's lawyers that the police...was one of the SFO's very few big-time victories... |
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Anniversaries; Lyons
BERNARD, Iowa - Gerald and Kathleen Lyons, of Bernard, will celebrate their 40th wedding...anniversary July 3 with a family dinner at Timmerman's Supper Club, East Dubuque, Ill. Gerald Lyons, of Bernard, and Kathleen Kemerer, of Zwingle... |
 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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A PALACE COUP; Alexandra Palace is up for grabs, and who better to revive its...
...topiary. 'It's not a very big house...said Anthony Lyons, a fellow property...developer and protege of Gerald. Ronson, now 66...the building. 'Gerald's got a fantastic...said Anthony Lyons. 'I like Gerald. ... |
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League leader Lens tops Monaco 1-0, as Lyon pummels Metz 4-1
...Saturday, but second-place Lyon kept pace in the French...the defeat in Saturday's match at home, where it...club boasts the league's best defense, having allowed...front early with a goal by Gerald Baticle in the ninth minute. But ... |
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Lyons Makes Most Of Young Mistakes
Lyons players were dropping...Young (8-2). Young's first drive went backward...blocked Shomari Dailey's punt, giving Lyons the...hip pointer. On Young's next play, Ben Sankey...its toll," Young coach Gerald Prince said of the ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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JACK LYONS
...The death of Jack Lyons at the age of 92 ends...Ernest Saunders, Gerald Ronson and Anthony...business, a men's clothing manufacturer...finance director. Lyons also introduced the...to refer Guinness's bid for Distillers...extent of ... |
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Lynne Lyons of Brockton, waitress aided homeless.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Lynne A. Lyons of Brockton, a waitress...in Brockton and Heidi's Breakfast on Warren Avenue...donating money. Mrs. Lyons is survived by her husband, Gerald B. Buckley Jr.; a daughter...of Brockton; a son, Gerald B. Buckley III of Brockton... |
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Fitz-Gerald vulnerable, Neilson says.(News)
...Rocky Mountain News It's rough running against...Republican Marty Neilson, of Lyons, says Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald is wrong on enough issues that Fitz-Gerald is at risk in November...a high profile, it's not all positive, Neilson... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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JET LYONS' SHARE OF TIME SHRINKS
...At times, Marty Lyons has felt as if...rookie nose tackle Gerald Nichols next to...Monday night's extravaganza at...percent," said Lyons. "But I still...Crimson Tide's best player on...fresh," said Lyons. At age 30, ... |
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A talk with Jim Lyons. (Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and...
...President Clinton's naming of James Robert Lyons as Assistant Secretary...Sampson, Gary Moll, Gerald Gray, and Al Sample...analyst with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service...public forestland? LYONS: I think it's important, in ... |
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