(Encyclopedia) PlombièresPlombièresplôNbyĕrˈ [key] or Plombières-les-BainsPlombières-les-Bains–lā-băN [key], village, Vosges dept., NE France, in the Vosges Mts. It is a fashionable spa, with…
(Encyclopedia) Bainville, JacquesBainville, Jacqueszhäk băNvēlˈ [key], 1879–1936, French historian and journalist. A nationalist and a royalist, he was one of the founders and the foreign editor of…
(Encyclopedia) Börne, Karl LudwigBörne, Karl Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh börˈnə [key], 1786–1837, German journalist, of Jewish origin. His original name was Löb Baruch. He studied medicine and…
(Encyclopedia) Sue, EugèneSue, Eugèneözhĕnˈ sü [key], 1804–57, French novelist, whose name was originally Marie-Joseph Sue. A surgeon in the French navy, he went into exile when Napoleon III came to…
(Encyclopedia) Godoy, Manuel deGodoy, Manuel demänwĕlˈ dā gōᵺoiˈ [key], 1767–1851, Spanish statesman. An army officer, he won the favor of Queen María Luisa and rose rapidly at the court of Charles…
(Encyclopedia) Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David vonScharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David vongĕrˈhärt yōˈhän däˈvēt fən shärnˈhôrst [key], 1755–1813, Prussian general. A Hanoverian army officer, military…
Before the WarMovies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films Like…
(Encyclopedia) Poncelet, Jean VictorPoncelet, Jean VictorzhäNˈ vēktôrˈ pôNslāˈ [key], 1788–1867, French mathematician and army engineer. He taught at the school of mechanics at Metz and at the…
(Encyclopedia) Cenis, MontCenis, MontmôN sənēˈ [key], Ital. Moncenisio, Alpine pass, 6,831 ft (2,082 m) high, on the French-Italian border. It is one of the great invasion routes in Italian history.…
(Encyclopedia) Soulouque, Faustin ÉlieSoulouque, Faustin ÉliefōstăNˈ ālēˈ s&oomacr;l&oomacr;kˈ [key], c.1785–1867, emperor of Haiti (1849–59). An illiterate former slave, he became president…
