(Encyclopedia) Stijl, deStijl, dedə stīl [key] [Du.,=the style], Dutch nonfigurative art movement, also called neoplasticism. In 1917 a group of artists, architects, and poets was organized under the…
(Encyclopedia) Zhu De or Chu TehZhu Deboth: j&oomacr; dŭ [key], 1886–1976, Chinese Communist soldier and leader. He was graduated (1911) from the Yunnan military academy and served in various…
(Encyclopedia) Sá de Miranda, Francisco deSá de Miranda, Francisco defränsēshˈkō də sä də mēränˈdä [key], 1481–1558, Portuguese writer. A noble and a courtier, he lived for a time in Italy and became…
(Encyclopedia) Carranza de Miranda, Bartolomé deCarranza de Miranda, Bartolomé debärtōlōmāˈ dā käränˈthä dā mēränˈdä [key], 1503–76, Spanish churchman. He joined the Dominicans (1520) and taught at…
FLOOD, Henry De La Warr, (brother of Joel West Flood and uncle of Harry Flood Byrd), a Representative from Virginia; born in âEldon,â Appomattox County, Va., September 2, 1865; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1844; 1848-1852Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian; DemocratKING, William Rufus de Vane, a Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and a…
(Encyclopedia) Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et deFrontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et defrŏnˈtĭnăk, Fr. lwē də büädˈ koNt də pälüōˈ ā də frôNtənäkˈ [key], 1620–98, French…
(Encyclopedia) Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa deÉboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa deäˈnä ᵺā māndōˈthä ᵺā lä thārˈdä prēnthāˈsä ᵺā āˈbōlē [key], 1540–92, Spanish noblewoman.…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Évremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis deSaint-Évremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis deshärl də märgətĕlˈ də săN-dənēˈ də săNtāvrəmôNˈ [key], 1616?–1703, French…
(Encyclopedia) Lautrec, Odet de Foix, vicomte deLautrec, Odet de Foix, vicomte deôdāˈ də fwä vēkôNtˈ də lōtrĕkˈ [key], 1485–1528, marshal of France. In the Italian Wars he fought at Marignano (1515)…
