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Boisguilbert, Pierre le Pesant, sieur de
(Encyclopedia)Boisguilbert, Pierre le Pesant, sieur de pyĕr lə pəzäNˈ syör də bwägēlbĕrˈ [key], 1646–1714, French economist. A local official of Rouen after 1689, he proposed a radical alteration of th...Saint-Pierre, Charles Irénée Castel, Abbé de
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Pierre, Charles Irénée Castel, Abbé de shärl ērānāˈ kästĕlˈ äbāˈ də săN-pyĕrˈ [key], 1658–1743, French social philosopher. An advocate of natural religion and toleration, he ...Inouye, Daniel Ken
(Encyclopedia)Inouye, Daniel Ken ĭnˈəwāˌ, ĭnōˈwā [key], 1924–2012, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu, grad. Univ. of Hawaii (1950) and George Washington Univ. Law School (1952). A World War II hero and Medal ...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' märk pyĕr də vwäyāˈ də pōmēˈ kôNt därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1696–1764, French statesman and patron of literature; younger brother of René ...Grouès, Henri Antoine
(Encyclopedia)Grouès, Henri Antoine: see Pierre, Abbé. ...Viaud, Julien
(Encyclopedia)Viaud, Julien: see Loti, Pierre. ...Miquelon
(Encyclopedia)Miquelon, French island: see Saint Pierre and Miquelon. ...Hecker, Isaac Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Hecker, Isaac Thomas, 1819–88, American Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Paulist Fathers; son of Prussian immigrants. Feeling the general discontent of his day in the dying Puritanism of New En...Choderlos de Laclos
(Encyclopedia)Choderlos de Laclos: see Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de. ...Browse by Subject
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