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Brumaire
Brumaire , second month of the French Revolutionary calendar . The coup of 18 (actually 18-19) Brumaire (Nov. 9-10, 1799), engineered chiefly by Sieyès, overthrew the Directory and established the Consulate under Napoleon. It nearly failed because of Napoleon's inept conduct at the... Read more |
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Directory
Directory group of five men who held the executive power in France according to the constitution of the year III (1795) of the French Revolution . They were chosen by the new legislature, by the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients; each year one director, chosen by lot, was to be... Read more |
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Neil Jordan
JORDAN, Neil Nationality:Irish. Born:Sligo County, Ireland, 25 February 1950. Education:Read History and literature at University College, Dublin. Career:Formed Irish Writers' Co-op, 1974; had his first collection of short stories, Night in... Read more |
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Hannah Glasse
Hannah Glasse , fl. 1747, writer of a popular English cookbook, Art of Cookery (1747). She is also credited with writing The Compleat Confectioner and The Servant's Directory, both published in 1770.... Read more |
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pathway
Pathways The name of a number of esoteric and New Age periodicals. Among them are Pathways, a British directory which provides a concise listing of New Age and psi events, organizations, periodicals, and meetings in England. It is published quarterly at 16 Great Ormond St., London, WC1N 3RB,... Read more |
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Charles Evans
Charles Evans 1850-1935, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Boston. He organized many major American libraries including the Indianapolis public library, the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, and the Omaha public library. He also classified the Newberry Library in Chicago. An authority... Read more |
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Fructidor
Fructidor , 12th month of the French Revolutionary calendar . The coup of 18 Fructidor (Sept. 4, 1797), in which General Augereau was a key figure, annulled the previous elections and removed Lazare Carnot and François de Barthélemy from the Directory . The coup was directed against... Read more |
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Mandatory
MANDATORY Peremptory; obligatory; required; that which must be subscribed to or obeyed. Mandatory statutes are those that require, as opposed to permit, a particular course of action. Their language is characterized by such directive terms as "shall" as opposed to "may." A mandatory provision is... Read more |
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Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall 1956– Actor, screenwriter, director Started as Singer and Dancer Praised in Directorial Debut Selected films (actor) Sources Highly regarded for his intensity and dedication to his acting roles, Vondie Curtis-Hall has become a fixture on television, playing Dr.... Read more |
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Claudio Aquaviva
Aquaviva, Claudio (1543–1615), fifth General of the Jesuits from 1581. Under his leadership the Society was consolidated both in respect of its internal structures and its characteristic approach to ministry. Its membership increased from c.5,000 to c.13,000. The ‘Ratio... Read more |
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