(Encyclopedia) Vallotton, FélixVallotton, Félixfālēksˈ välətôNˈ [key], 1865–1925, Swiss woodcut artist and painter. Associated with the Nabis, he worked in Paris. In the 1890s Vallotton rejuvenated…
(Encyclopedia) Timmermans, FelixTimmermans, Felixfāˈlĭks tĭmˈərmäns [key], 1886–1947, Flemish novelist. Among his most successful works are Pallieter (1916, tr. 1924), the story of a lusty Fleming of…
(Encyclopedia) Candela, Felix (Félix Candela Outeriño)Candela, Felixfāˈlēks kändāˈlä [key], 1910–97, Mexican-American architect, b. Madrid. Candela studied in Madrid but was forced to flee Spain…
WALKER, Felix, a Representative from North Carolina; born on the south branch of the Potomac River, in Hampshire County, Va. (now West Virginia), July 19, 1753; attended country school on the…
CAMPBELL, Felix, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 28, 1829; attended the common schools; became a manufacturer of iron pipe and a consulting engineer; president…
Senate Years of Service: 1829-1838; 1839-1840Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian; DemocratGRUNDY, Felix, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Berkeley County, Va., on…
Senate Years of Service: 1929-1935Party: RepublicanHEBERT, Felix, a Senator from Rhode Island; born near St. Hyacinthe, Province of Quebec, Canada, December 11, 1874; came to the United States…
(Encyclopedia) Eboué, Félix AdolpheEboué, Félix Adolphefālēksˈ ädôlfˈ ĕbwāˈ [key], 1884–1944, French colonial official. After service in Martinique and in the Sudan, he became France's first black…
(Encyclopedia) Delaherche, Félix AugusteDelaherche, Félix Augustefālēksˈ ōgüstˈ dəläârshˈ [key], 1857–1940, French potter. He is considered the greatest ceramist since Bernard Palissy. Working alone…
(Encyclopedia) Felix, Allyson Michelle, 1985–, American sprinter, b. Los Angeles. She is a six-time Olympic champion, winning the 200-m (2012), the 4×100-m (2012, 2016), and the 4×400-m races (2008,…
