(Encyclopedia) Langevin, Sir Hector LouisLangevin, Sir Hector Louisĕktôrˈ lwē läNzhəvăNˈ [key], 1826–1906, Canadian legislator, b. Quebec. A lawyer, he served in the Legislative Assembly (1857–67)…
(Encyclopedia) Lacaille, Nicolas Louis deLacaille, Nicolas Louis denēkôläˈ lwē də läkäˈyə [key], 1713–62, French astronomer. As a result of his success in making meridional measurements in France…
(Encyclopedia) LaFontaine, Sir Louis HippolyteLaFontaine, Sir Louis Hippolyteləwēˈ ēpôlētˈ läfôNtĕnˈ [key], 1807–64, Canadian political leader, b. Lower Canada (now Quebec). A lawyer, he entered (…
(Encyclopedia) Lagrange, Joseph Louis, ComteLagrange, Joseph Louis, Comtezhôzĕfˈ lwē kôNt lägräNzhˈ [key], 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer, b. Turin, of French and Italian descent.…
(Encyclopedia) Bougainville, Louis Antoine deBougainville, Louis Antoine delwē äNtwänˈ də b&oomacr;găNvēlˈ [key], 1729–1811, French navigator. He accompanied Montcalm to Canada as aide-de-camp,…
(Encyclopedia) Bourdonnais, Louis de la (Louis-Charles Mahé de la Bourdonnais), 1795–1840, French chess player, b. La Réunion. A pupil of Alexandre Deschappelles, he defeated his mentor in 1821 and…
(Encyclopedia) Cauchy, Augustin Louis, BaronCauchy, Augustin Louis, BaronōgüstăNˈ lwē bärôNˈ kōshēˈ [key], 1789–1857, French mathematician. He was professor simultaneously (1816–30) at the École…
(Encyclopedia) Bignon, Louis Pierre ÉdouardBignon, Louis Pierre Édouardlwē pyĕr ādwärˈ bēnyôNˈ [key], 1771–1841, French diplomat and historian. He held diplomatic posts under Napoleon, was acting…
(Encyclopedia) Berthollet, Claude Louis, ComteBerthollet, Claude Louis, Comteklōd lwē, kôNt bĕrtōlāˈ [key], 1748–1822, French chemist. His contributions to chemistry include the analysis of ammonia…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Just, Louis deSaint-Just, Louis delwēˈ də săN-zhüstˈ [key], 1767–94, French revolutionary. A member of the Convention from 1792, he became a favorite of Maximilien Robespierre…
