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Melchior de Polignac
Melchior de Polignac , 1661–1742, French diplomat, churchman, and author, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. As ambassador to Poland he directed (1697) the unsuccessful candidacy of François Louis de Conti for the Polish crown. He was one of the negotiators of the Peace of Utrecht (1713–14). After being in disgrace during the regency of Philippe II d'Orléans, he served as ambassador to the Holy See. His Anti-Lucretius (1745, in Latin; tr. 1757) is a philosophical poem attacking materialism from the Cartesian viewpoint. |
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"Melchior de Polignac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Melchior de Polignac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PolgncM.html "Melchior de Polignac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PolgncM.html |
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Mey, Johann Melchior van der
Mey, Johann Melchior van der or Johann Melchior van der Meij, (1878–1949). Dutch architect, he worked with de Klerk and Kramer on the brick- and terracotta-clad Expressionist Scheepvaarthuis (Navigation House), Amsterdam (1912–16), and designed housing in the Titianstraat (1925–30) and Hoofdorpplein (1928–30), Amsterdam.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Mey, Johann Melchior van der." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Mey, Johann Melchior van der." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-MeyJohannMelchiorvander.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Mey, Johann Melchior van der." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-MeyJohannMelchiorvander.html |
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