(Encyclopedia) Cheverus, Jean Louis Anne Madeleine Lefebvre deCheverus, Jean Louis Anne Madeleine Lefebvre dezhäN lwē än mädəlĕnˈ ləfĕˈvrə də shəvrüsˈ [key], 1768–1836, French churchman, first Roman…
(Encyclopedia) La Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse deLa Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse demärēˈ mädəlĕnˈ pyôsh də lä vĕrˈnyə, kôntĕsˈ [key]La Fayette,…
(Encyclopedia) Magdalen IslandsMagdalen Islandsmăgˈdələn [key] or Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-Madeleineēl-də-lä-mädlĕnˈ [key], group of nine main islands and numerous islets (1991 pop. 13,991),…
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 7/19/2022 Governor Gen. David Hurley Prime Min. Anthony Albanese Dep. Prime Min.…
(Encyclopedia) ArnauldArnauldärnōˈ [key], French family involved in Jansenism (see under Jansen, Cornelis). The name is also spelled Arnaut or Arnault. The leader was a nun, Marie Angélique de Sainte…
(Encyclopedia) Béjart or BéjardBéjardboth: bāzhärˈ [key], French family of actors associated with Molière, who joined their amateur company, Les Enfants de Famille. Their professional debut in Paris…
(Encyclopedia) Barrault, Jean-LouisBarrault, Jean-LouiszhäN-lwē bärōˈ [key], 1910–94, French actor and director. A pupil of Charles Dullin, he joined the Comédie Française in 1940. After World War II…
(Encyclopedia) Herbert, Victor, 1859–1924, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory. In 1886 the Metropolitan Opera Company engaged his wife, Therese…
