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Paulus Diaconus
(Encyclopedia)Paulus Diaconus: see Paul the Deacon. ...Aegineta, Paulus
(Encyclopedia)Aegineta, Paulus: see Paul of Aegina. ...Passionists
(Encyclopedia)Passionists: see Paul of the Cross, Saint. ...Bon Homme Richard
(Encyclopedia)Bon Homme Richard: see Jones, John Paul. ...Bowles, Jane Auer
(Encyclopedia)Bowles, Jane Auer: see under Bowles, Paul. ...Chaumette, Pierre Gaspard
(Encyclopedia)Chaumette, Pierre Gaspard pyĕr gäspärˈ shōmĕtˈ [key], 1763–94, French Revolutionary. A member of the Cordeliers, he collaborated with Jacques Hébert to eliminate the royalists and to introdu...Montgolfier, Joseph Michel
(Encyclopedia)Montgolfier, Joseph Michel zhäk ātyĕnˈ [key], 1745–99, French inventors, brothers. Together they invented the first practical balloon. On June 5, 1783, they sent up at Annonay, near Lyons, a lar...Le Vau, Louis
(Encyclopedia)Le Vau, Louis lwē lə vō [key], 1612–70, French architect, involved in most of the important building projects for Louis XIV. He settled on the Île Saint-Louis, where he built his own house and t...Tychicus
(Encyclopedia)Tychicus tĭkˈĭkəs [key], in the New Testament, companion of Paul. ...Demas
(Encyclopedia)Demas dēˈmăs [key], in the New Testament, companion who forsook Paul. ...Browse by Subject
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