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Horta, Victor, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Horta, Victor, Baron, 1861–1947, Belgian architect. The Tassel House in Brussels (1892–93), his first mature work, was the earliest monument of art nouveau. It was excelled only by his later works...Richthofen, Manfred, Baron von
(Encyclopedia)Richthofen, Manfred, Baron von mänˈfrāt [key], 1892–1918, German aviator in World War I. He was credited with the spectacular achievement of shooting down 80 aircraft; he was killed in action on ...Guérin, Pierre Narcisse, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Guérin, Pierre Narcisse, Baron gārăNˈ [key], 1774–1833, French painter. He won enthusiastic recognition in 1799 for his Marius Sextus (Louvre). A defender of the classicism of J. L. David, he b...Clyde, Colin Campbell, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Clyde, Colin Campbell, Baron: see Campbell, Colin, Baron Clyde. ...Dalling and Bulwer, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Dalling and Bulwer, Baron: see Bulwer, William Henry Lytton Earle, Baron Dalling and Bulwer. ...Heathfield, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Heathfield, 1st Baron: see Eliott, George Augustus, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar. ...Hiranuma, Kiichiro, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Hiranuma, Kiichiro, Baron kēˌēˈchērō hēräˈno͞omä [key], 1865–1952, Japanese statesman, founder of the Kokuhonsha, a powerful militaristic and reactionary society. He became minister of ju...Bosio, François Joseph, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Bosio, François Joseph, Baron fräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ bärôNˈ bôsyōˈ [key], 1769–1845, French sculptor. He was employed by Napoleon I to make the bas-reliefs for the column of the Place Vendôm...Holberg, Ludvig, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Holberg, Ludvig, Baron lo͞oᵺˈvē bärōnˈ hōlˈbĕr [key], 1684–1754, Danish dramatist, essayist, poet, and historian, apostle of the Enlightenment in Scandinavia. Born in Norway, he studied t...Laptev Sea
(Encyclopedia)Laptev Sea läpˈtyĭf [key], section of the Arctic Ocean, c.250,900 sq mi (649,800 sq km), N Siberian Russia, between the Taymyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands. It is shallow sea and is froze...Browse by Subject
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