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Neri, Filippo de'
(Encyclopedia)Neri, Filippo de': see Philip Neri, Saint. ...Nerval, Gérard de
(Encyclopedia)Nerval, Gérard de zhārärˈ də nĕrvälˈ [key], 1808–55, French writer, an early romantic. His real name was Gérard Labrunie. His writings include translations of Faust (1828) and other German ...Néthou, Pic de
(Encyclopedia)Néthou, Pic de: see Aneto, Pico de. ...Musset, Alfred de
(Encyclopedia)Musset, Alfred de (Louis Charles Alfred de Musset) älfrĕdˈ də müsāˈ [key], 1810–57, French romantic poet, dramatist, and fiction writer. His first collection of poems, Contes d'Espagne et d'I...Ninon de Lenclos
(Encyclopedia)Ninon de Lenclos: see Lenclos, Ninon de. ...Niza, Marcos de
(Encyclopedia)Niza, Marcos de: see Marcos de Niza. ...Nobili, Roberto de
(Encyclopedia)Nobili, Roberto de rōbĕrˈtō dā nōˈbēlē [key], 1577–1656, Italian Jesuit missionary. He was ordained in Rome in 1603 after seven years of training in Naples and sailed the following year for...Noé, Amédée de
(Encyclopedia)Noé, Amédée de: see Cham.Nogaret, Guillaume de
(Encyclopedia)Nogaret, Guillaume de gēyōmˈ də nôgärāˈ [key], 1265?–1313, French statesman. A jurist, he was a member of the royal council of King Philip IV. During Philip's conflict with Pope Boniface VII...Ojeda, Alonso de
(Encyclopedia)Ojeda, Alonso de älōnˈsō ᵺā ōhāˈᵺä [key], c.1466–1515?, Spanish conquistador. He joined Columbus on his second voyage and in 1499—at first accompanied by Vespucci—explored the north...Browse by Subject
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