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Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de

(Encyclopedia) Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos deLaclos, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos depyĕr äNbrwäzˈ fräNswäˈ shôdĕrlōˈ də läklōˈ [key], 1741–1803, French novelist and general,…

Céloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph de

(Encyclopedia) Céloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph deCéloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph depyĕr zhôzĕfˈ də sālərôNˈ də blăNvēlˈ [key], 1693–1759, French Canadian soldier, b. Montreal. He was…

Boisguilbert, Pierre le Pesant, sieur de

(Encyclopedia) Boisguilbert, Pierre le Pesant, sieur deBoisguilbert, Pierre le Pesant, sieur depyĕr lə pəzäNˈ syör də bwägēlbĕrˈ [key], 1646–1714, French economist. A local official of Rouen after…

Saint-Pierre, Charles Irénée Castel, Abbé de

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Pierre, Charles Irénée Castel, Abbé deSaint-Pierre, Charles Irénée Castel, Abbé deshärl ērānāˈ kästĕlˈ äbāˈ də săN-pyĕrˈ [key], 1658–1743, French social philosopher. An advocate…

2008 Summer Extreme Games

(Los Angeles, Calif., July 30–Aug. 3, 2008) These are the winners of the men's and women's Summer Extreme Games at Los Angeles, California in 2008. Skateboard: Pierre-…

Sacha Guitry

(Alexandre-Georges Pierre Guitry)actor, director, playwright, screenwriterBorn: 2/21/1885Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia Sacha Guitry came of age in the glittering and frivolous demi-monde of…

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Bleimor

(Encyclopedia) Bleimor: see Calloc'h, Jean Pierre.

Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'

(Encyclopedia) Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'märk pyĕr də vwäyāˈ də pōmēˈ kôNt därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1696–1764, French statesman and…