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Montreuil Montreuil
Montreuil , town (1990 pop. 95,038), Seine-Saint-Denis dept., N central France, a suburb of Paris. Long famous for its peaches and pears, Montreuil has a variety of light industries. It was founded before AD 1000. In the center of the town is the Church of SS. Peter and Paul (12th cent.), where... Read more
Vicomte Victor Marie Hugo Vicomte Victor Marie Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo, Vicomte , 1802-85, French poet, dramatist, and novelist, b. Besançon. His father was a general under Napoleon. As a child he was taken to Italy and Spain and at a very early age had published his first book of poems, resolving "to be Chateaubriand or nothing." The... Read more
Saint Peter Port Saint Peter Port
Saint Peter Port town (1991 pop. 16,100), capital of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Its shallow harbor is protected by piers; vegetables, fruits, and flowers are exported. Hauteville House, the residence of Victor Hugo from 1856 to 1870, contains memorials of the author. The 13th-century Castle... Read more
Inherent Powers Inherent Powers
Inherent Powers The concept of inherent powers depends on a distinction between powers that are explicitly spelled out in the Constitution or in statutes, and those that a government, or an individual officer of government, possesses implicitly, whether owing to the nature of sovereignty or to a... Read more
Pierre de Montreuil Pierre de Montreuil
Pierre de Montreuil The French architect Pierre de Montreuil (active ca. 1231-1266/1267) was a great exponent of the Rayonnant Gothic style of architecture. The exact relationship of Pierre de Montreuil, or Montereau, with Eudes de Montreuil, Gerbert de Montreuil, and other notable figures... Read more
Amilcare Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli
Amilcare Ponchielli , 1834-86, Italian composer of several very successful operas. Only La Gioconda (1876), with libretto by Boito after Hugo's Angelo, is still performed.... Read more
Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev
Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev The Russian aeronautical engineer and army officer Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev (1888-1972) was the leading designer of large and heavy aircraft in the former U.S.S.R. Andrei Tupolev was born on Nov. 10, 1888, in the village of Pustomazovo (now Kalinin Oblast). In... Read more
Louis Barthou Louis Barthou
Louis Barthou , 1862-1934, French cabinet minister and man of letters. He held portfolios in numerous cabinets after 1894 and was briefly premier in July-Aug., 1913. His government was responsible for the law that increased military service from two to three years. In 1934 he became foreign minister... Read more
Les Miserables Les Miserables
Les Misérables (1987). The musical play by Alain Boublil (book, lyrics), Claude‐Michel Schönberg (book, music), and Herbert Kretzmer (English lyrics) turned Victor Hugo's novel into a sung‐through pop operetta. It was originally released as a recording, then given a... Read more
Hugo Chavez Hugo Chavez
Hugo ChávezJuly 28, 1954 Sabaneta, VenezuelaPresident of VenezuelaVenezuela is a South American country rich in natural resources, especially oil. In fact, outside of the Middle East it is the number one supplier of oil to the world. Despite that, during the latter half of the twentieth century the... Read more

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