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Corsica

(Encyclopedia) Corsica Corsica kôrˈsĭkə [key], Fr. Corse, island, 3,352 sq mi (8,682 sq km), a…

Risorgimento

(Encyclopedia) RisorgimentoRisorgimentorēsôrˌjēmĕnˈtō [key] [Ital.,=resurgence], in 19th-century Italian history, period of cultural nationalism and of political activism, leading to unification of…

Monge, Gaspard, comte de Péluse

(Encyclopedia) Monge, Gaspard, comte de PéluseMonge, Gaspard, comte de Pélusegäspärˈ môNzh kôNt də pālüzˈ [key], 1746–1818, French mathematician, physicist, and public official. He was distinguished…

Monza

(Encyclopedia) MonzaMonzamōnˈtsä [key], city (1991 pop. 120,651), Lombardy, N Italy. Manufactures of this highly diversified industrial center include felt hats, carpets, textiles, glass, plastics,…

Görres, Joseph von

(Encyclopedia) Görres, Joseph vonGörres, Joseph vonyōˈzĕf fən görˈəs [key], 1776–1848, German historian, journalist, and writer. As lecturer on philosophy at the Univ. of Heidelberg he befriended…

Fort-de-France

(Encyclopedia) Fort-de-France Fort-de-France fôr-də-fräNs [key], city, capital of the French overseas dept. of…

Apodaca, Juan Ruiz de

(Encyclopedia) Apodaca, Juan Ruiz deApodaca, Juan Ruiz dehwän r&oomacr;ēthˈ dā äpōᵺäˈkä [key], 1754–1835, Spanish viceroy and military leader. He was sent to London by the Central Junta of…

Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor de

(Encyclopedia) Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor deJovellanos, Gaspar Melchor degäspärˈ mĕlchôrˈ dā hōvĕlyäˈnōs [key], 1744–1811, Spanish statesman and writer. Very influential as an advocate of economic…

Jahn, Friedrich Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Jahn, Friedrich LudwigJahn, Friedrich Ludwigfrēˈdrĭkh l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh yän [key], 1778–1852, German patriot. A high school teacher in Berlin, he was active in efforts to free…

Chalgrin, Jean François

(Encyclopedia) Chalgrin, Jean FrançoisChalgrin, Jean FrançoiszhäN fräNswäˈ shälgrăNˈ [key], 1739–1811, French architect. He studied under Servandoni and in Italy as a winner of the Grand Prix de Rome…