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Caus, Salomon de
(Encyclopedia)Caus or Caux, Salomon de both: sälōmôNˈ də kō [key] 1576–1626, French engineer and physicist, educated in England. From 1614 to 1620 he was engineer to the Elector Palatine, Frederick, at Heid...Caux, Salomon de
(Encyclopedia)Caux, Salomon de: see Caus, Salomon de. ...Stratford, John de
(Encyclopedia)Stratford, John de, d. 1348, English ecclesiastic, archbishop of Canterbury, 1333–48. A doctor of civil and canon law, he was a legal adviser to the court of Edward II and several times an emissary ...Sully, Maurice de
(Encyclopedia)Sully, Maurice de mōrēsˈ də sülēˈ [key], c.1100–1196, French bishop. After studying theology in Paris he was named (1160) bishop of that city. While serving in this position he instigated the...Bazán, Álvaro de
(Encyclopedia)Bazán, Álvaro de: see Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués de. ...Tarde, Gabriel de
(Encyclopedia)Tarde, Gabriel de gäbrēĕlˈ də tärd [key], 1843–1904, French sociologist and criminologist. During his years of public service as a magistrate, he became interested in the psychosocial bases of...Beauchamp, Guy de
(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Guy de: see Warwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl of. ...Beauchamp, Richard de
(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Richard de: see Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of. ...Beauchamp, Thomas de
(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Thomas de: see Warwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of. ...Wint, Peter de
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