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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 ...

Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin de

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin de: see Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri. ...

Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri

(Encyclopedia)Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri zhäk äNrēˈ bĕrnärdăNˈ də săN–pyĕrˈ [key], 1737–1814, French naturalist and author. He was a friend of Rousseau, by whom he was strongly influen...

Ir

(Encyclopedia)Ir, symbol for the element iridium. ...

Percier, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Percier, Charles shärl pĕrsyāˈ [key], 1764–1838, French architect. He won (1786) the Grand Prix de Rome, and in 1794 he became associated with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine. Napoleon appoin...

Ir-shemesh

(Encyclopedia)Ir-shemesh ĭr-shēˈmĕsh [key], the same as Beth-shemesh (2.) ...

Castel Gandolfo

(Encyclopedia)Castel Gandolfo kästĕlˈ gändôlˈfō [key], town, in Latium, central Italy, in th...

Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André de

(Encyclopedia)Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André de pyĕr äNdrāˈ də süfrĕnˈ də săN-trôpāˈ [key], 1726–88, French admiral. He participated in naval warfare in the War of the Austrian Succession and...

Castel Sant' Angelo

(Encyclopedia)Castel Sant' Angelo kästĕlˈ säntänˈjālō [key], Hadrian's Mausoleum, or Hadrian's Mole, massive round construction on the right bank of the Tiber in Rome. Originally built (a.d. 135–39) by Em...

Saint-Pierre town, Martinique

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Pierre săN pyĕr [key], town (1990 est. pop. 5,550), Martinique, West Indies. Founded by Esnambuc in 1635 and once the chief commercial city of the island, it was engulfed by a mass of flame, l...