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La Tour, Maurice Quentin de
(Encyclopedia)La Tour, Maurice Quentin de də lä to͞or [key], 1704–88, French portraitist working in pastel. From 1737 to 1773 he exhibited at the Salon portraits of considerable technical virtuosity and psych...Boutet de Monvel, Louis Maurice
(Encyclopedia)Boutet de Monvel, Louis Maurice lwē mōrēsˈ bo͞otāˈ də môNvĕlˈ [key], 1851–1913, French painter and illustrator. His fame rests chiefly on his decorative illustrations for children's books...Verhofstadt, Guy Maurice Marie-Louise
(Encyclopedia)Verhofstadt, Guy Maurice Marie-Louise, 1953–, Belgian political leader, prime minister of Belgium (1999–2008). A lawyer and member of the Flemish Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV; from 1991 the...Shawinigan
(Encyclopedia)Shawinigan shəwĭnˈĭgŭn [key], city (1991 pop. 19,931), S Que., Canada, on the St. Maurice River. Just north are the falls of the St. Maurice, 150 ft (46 m) high, with a hydroelectric station supp...Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (table)
(Encyclopedia)Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ...Maurice, duke and elector of Saxony
(Encyclopedia)Maurice, 1521–53, duke (1541–47) and elector (1547–53) of Saxony. A member of the Albertine branch of the ruling house of Saxony, he became duke of Albertine Saxony during the Protestant Reforma...Oldenbarneveldt, Johan van
(Encyclopedia)Oldenbarneveldt, Johan van yōhänˈ vän ôlˌdənbärˈnəvĕlt [key], 1547–1619, Dutch statesman. He aided William the Silent in the struggle for Dutch independence from Spain and opposed the dic...Bouillon, Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Bouillon, Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de frādārēkˈ mōrēsˈ də lä to͞or dōvĕrˈnyə dük də bo͞oyôNˈ [key], c.1605–1652, French general; son of Henri de Bouillon. Bro...Khosrow II
(Encyclopedia)Khosrow II (Khosrow Parviz) pärvēzˈ [key], d. 628, king of Persia of the Sassanid, or Sassanian, dynasty; grandson of Khosrow I. He is also called Chosroes II or Khosru II. He succeeded his father ...Trois Rivières
(Encyclopedia)Trois Rivières trwä rēvyĕrˈ [key] or Three Rivers, city (1991 pop. 49,426), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and St. Maurice rivers. It is a port and an industrial center. Th...Browse by Subject
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