LâENGLE, Claude, a Representative from Florida; born in Jacksonville, Fla., October 19, 1868; attended the public schools and the Duval High School; engaged in mercantile pursuits; became…
(Encyclopedia) MadeleineMadeleinemădˈəlĭn, Fr. mädlĕnˈ [key] [Fr.,=Magdalen, i.e., Mary Magdalen], large church of Paris, in the Place de la Madeleine. It was originally planned by J. A. Gabriel as a…
(Madeleine Camp)authorBorn: 11/29/1918Birthplace: New York, New York An only child who was left out at school, Madeleine L'Engle began writing at age five, penning a story called Gurl, which she…
(Encyclopedia) Albright, Madeleine, 1937–2022, American government official, b. Prague, Czechoslovakia, as Maria Jana Körbel. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1948, and she…
(Encyclopedia) Vionnet, Madeleine, 1876–1975, French fashion designer. She worked for Parisian and London dressmakers and designed for the Callot Soeurs and Jacques Doucet houses before opening her…
BORDALLO, Madeleine, a Delegate from Guam; born in Graceville, Minn., May 31, 1933; graduated from George Washington High School, Mangilao, Guam, 1951; attended St. Maryâs College, South…
(Encyclopedia) L'Engle, Madeleine, 1918–2007, American writer, b. New York City, grad. Smith College, 1941. A devout Episcopalian, L'Engle served as librarian and writer-in-residence at the Cathedral…
(Encyclopedia) Scudéry, Madeleine deScudéry, Madeleine demädəlĕnˈ də sküdārēˈ [key], 1607?–1701, French novelist. Prominent at the Rambouillet salon, she later had one of the chief literary salons of…
(Encyclopedia) Sablé, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise deSablé, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise demädəlĕnˈ də s&oomacr;vrāˈ, märkēzˈ də säblāˈ [key], 1599–1678, French woman of letters. Her salon was…
