Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim Ger Man Critic And Dramatist, Was Born At Kamenz In Upper Lusatia (oberlausitz), Saxony, On Jan. 22, 1729. His Father, Johann Gottfried Lessing, Was Pastor Primarius Or Chief Pastor Of Ka Menz. After Attending The Latin School Of His Native Town, Gott Hold Was Sent In 1741 ...
Heinrich 1799 1878 Leo
Leo, Heinrich (1799-1878), German Historian, Was Born At Rudolstadt On March 19, 1799, His Father Being Chaplain To The Garrison There. As A Student (1816-2o) At The Universities Of Breslau, Jena And Gottingen, Leo Fell Under Radical Influences And At Jena He Attached Himself To The Radical Wing Of The ...
Heinrich 1806 1884 Laube
Laube, Heinrich (1806-1884), German Dramatist, Nov Elist And Theatre-director, Was Born At Sprottau, Silesia, On Sept. 18, 1806. He Studied Theology At Halle And Breslau (1826-29), And Settled In Leipzig In 1832. Some Early Writings And His Share In The Literary Movement Known As Das Junge Deutschland Brought Him Under ...
Henri
Henri, Comte De La Rochejacquelein, Born At Dubertien, Near Chatillon, Sur Sevres, On Aug. 20,1772, Did Not Emigrate With His Father. He Served In The Constitutional Guard Of The King, And Remained In Paris Till The Execution Of Louis Xvi. He Then Took Refuge With The Marquis De Lescure On ...
Henri Le Caron
Le Caron, Henri (whose Real Name Was Thomas Mil Ler Beach) (1841-1894), British Secret Service Agent, Was Born At Colchester, On Sept. 26, 1841. At Nineteen He Went To Paris, Where He Found Employment In Business Connected With America. He Crossed The Atlantic In 1861 And Enlisted In The Northern ...
Henri Rene Lenormand
Lenormand, Henri-rene ), French Dramatist, Was Born On May 3, 1882, In Paris, And Was Educated At The Lycee Jansen De Sailly, Afterwards Graduating At Thq Sor Bonne. His First Important Play, Les Possedees, Was Produced In 1909 At The Theatre Des Arts; But For His First Success He Had ...
Henry 1596 1662 Lawes
Lawes, Henry (1596-1662), English Musician, Was Born At Dinton In Wiltshire In Dec. 1595, And Received His Musical Edu Cation From John Cooper, Better Known Under His Italian Pseu Donym Giovanni Coperario (d. 1627), A Famous Composer Of The Day. In X626 He Was Received As One Of The Gentlemen ...
Henry 1756 1818 Lee
Lee, Henry (1756-1818), American General, Called "light Horse Harry," Was Born Near Dumfries (va.), On Jan. 29, 1756. His Father Was First Cousin To Richard Henry Lee. He Graduated (1773) At Princeton, And On The Outbreak Of The War Of Independ Ence, Became An Officer In The Patriot Forces. He ...
Henry Charles Keith Petty
Henry Charles Keith Petty Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess Of Lansdowne (1845-1927), Was Educated At Balliol, Oxford, Where He Became One Of Jowett's Favourite Pupils. In 1869 He Married The Daughter Of The 1st Duke Of Abercorn. He Joined The Liberal Party, And Was A Lord Of The Treasury (1869-72), Under-secretary Of ...
Henry Laurens
Laurens, Henry , American Statesman, Was Born In Charleston, S.c., On Feb. 24, 1724, Of Huguenot An Cestry. When 16 He Became A Clerk In A Counting-house In London, And Later Engaged In Trade And Planting At Charleston Until 1771, When He Retired. He Spent The Next Three Years Travelling ...
History Of Lacquer In
History Of Lacquer In China The Use Of Lacquer In China Goes Back Traditionally To Legendary Times. A Late Ming Manuscript, The Hsui-shih-lu, States That It Was First Employed For Writing On Bamboo Slips, Then For Utensils Of Food Made Of Black Lacquer, And Subsequently For Vessels For Cere Monial ...
House Of Lancaster
Lancaster, House Of. The Name House Of Lancaster Is Commonly Used To Designate The Line Of English Kings Immedi Ately Descended From John Of Gaunt, The Fourth Son Of Edward Iii. But The History Of The Family And Of The Title Goes Back To The Reign Of Henry Iii., Who ...
Hubert 1518 1581 Languet
Languet, Hubert (1518-1581 ), French Huguenot Writer And Diplomat, Was Born At Vitteaux In Burgundy, Of Which Town His Father Was Governor. He Received His Early Education From A Distinguished Hellenist, Jean Perelle, And Studied Law, Theology And Science At The University Of Poitiers (1536-39) Then, After Some Travel, Attended ...
Hugh Latimer
Latimer, Hugh (c. English Bishop, And One Of The Chief Promoters Of The Reformation In England, Was Born At Thurcaston, Leicestershire. He Was The Son Of A Yeoman, Who Rented A Farm "of Three Or Four Pounds By Year At The Uttermost." The Year Of Latimer's Birth Is Not Definitely ...
Hugh Swinton Legare
Legare, Hugh Swinton American Lawyer And Statesman, Was Born In Charleston, S.c., On Jan. 2, 1797. Before He Was Five He Developed A Permanent Deformity (by Which The Growth And Development Of His Legs Was Arrested) Due To Vaccine Poisoning. In 1814 He Graduated At The College Of South Carolina. ...
Hugues Femme Robert De
Lamennais, Hugues Femme Robert De (1782-1854), French Priest, And Philosophical And Political Writer, Was Born At Saint Malo, In Brittany, On June 19, 1782. He Was The Son Of A Shipowner Of Saint Malo Ennobled By Louis Xvi. For Public Services. Of A Sickly And Sensitive Nature, And Impressed By ...
Hungary
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I Leptis Magna
I. Leptis Magna Was One Of The Oldest And Most Flourishing Of The Phoenician Emporia Established On The Coasts Of The Greater Syrtis, The Chief Commercial Entrepot For The Interior Of The African Continent. It Was Founded By The Sidonians Who Were Joined Later By The People Of Tyre. Herodotus ...
J Peter 1819 1903 Lesley
Lesley, J. Peter (1819-1903), American Geologist, Was Born In Philadelphia Sept. 17, 1819. He Was Educated For The Ministry At The University Of Pennsylvania, Where He Graduated In 1838. Sub-assistant On The First Geological Survey Of Pennsyl Vania Under Professor H. D. Rogers, He Was Afterwards Engaged In A Special ...
Jacob Leisler
Leisler, Jacob (c. 1635-1691), American Political Agi Tator, Was Born Probably In Frankfurt-on-main, Germany, About 1635. He Went To New Netherland In 166o As A Soldier In The Service Of The Dutch West India Company, Married A Wealthy Widow And Successfully Engaged In Trade. When News Of The Im Prisonment ...
Jacques 1767 1844 Laffitte
Laffitte, Jacques (1767-1844), French Banker And Politician, Was Born At Bayonne On Oct. 24, The Son Of A Carpenter. He Became Clerk In The Banking House Of Perregaux In Paris, Was Made A Partner In The Business In 180o, And In 1804 Succeeded Perregaux As Head Of The Firm. The ...
James De La Cloche
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Jan Laski
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Jean 1769 1809 Lannes
Lannes, Jean (1769-1809), Duke Of Montebello, Marshal Of France, Was Born At Lectoure (gers) On April 11, 1769. He Was Apprenticed To A Dyer' And Had Little Education. He Joined The Army And Rose To The Rank Of Chef De Brigade During The War With Spain (1793-4). In 1795, On ...
Jean 1826 Laffite
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Jean Baptiste Henri 1802
Lacordaire, Jean Baptiste Henri (1802 1861), French Ecclesiastic And Orator, Was Born At Recey-sur Ource, Cote D'or, On March 12, 1802. He Was The Second Of A Family Of Four, The Eldest Of Whom, Jean Theodore (1801-7o), Travelled A Great Deal In His Youth, And Was Afterwards Professor Of Comparative ...
Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine De Monet, Chevalier De (1744-1829), French Naturalist, Was Born On Aug. I, 1744, At Bazantin, Picardy, The Son Of The Lord Of The Manor. He Studied Under The Jesuits At Amiens, But When 17, Joined The Troops At Bergen-op-zoom, Where For His Bravery He Was ...
Jean Charles Dominique De
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Jean De 1621 1695 La
La Fontaine, Jean De (1621-1695), French Poet, Was Born At Château Thierry In Champagne, Probably On July 8, 1621. His Father Was Charles De La Fontaine, Maitre Des Eaux Et Forets--a Kind Of Deputy-ranger—of The Duchy Of Château Thierry; His Mother Was Francoise Pidoux. On Both Sides His Family Was ...
Jean De 1645 1696 La
La Bruyere, Jean De (1645-1696), French Essayist And Moralist. Was Born In Paris On Aug. 16, 1645. He Himself Signed The Name Delabruyere In One Word. His Father Was Con Troller-general Of Finance To The Hotel De Ville. The Son Was Edu Cated By The Oratorians And At The University ...
Jean De 74la
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Jean Denis Lanjuinais
Lanjuinais, Jean Denis, Comte French Politician, Was Born At Rennes (ille-et-vilaine) On March 12,1753, He Studied Law And Became In 1775 Professor Of Eccle Siastical Law At Rennes. His Two Important Works Of This Period, Institutiones Inris Ecclesiastici And Praelectiones Ha-is Ecclesiastici, Remained Unpublished Owing To The Chaotic State Of ...
Jean Francois De Galaup La
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Jean La Harpe
La Harpe, Jean Francois De French Critic, Was Born In Paris Of Poor Parents. His Father, Who Signed Himself Delharpe, Was A Descendant Of A Noble Family Originally Of Vaud. Left An Orphan At The Age Of Nine, La Harpe Was A Scholar Of The College D'harcourt. When 19 He ...
Jean Lebel
Lebel, Jean (d. 1370), Belgian Chronicler, Was Born Near The End Of The 13th Century. His Father, Gilles Le Beal Des Changes, Was An Alderman Of Liege. Jean Entered The Church And Became A Canon Of The Cathedral Church, But He And His Brother Henri Fol Lowed Jean De Beaumont ...
Joachim 1786 1861 Lelewel
Lelewel, Joachim ( 1786-1861), Polish Historian, Geog Rapher And Numismatist, Born At Warsaw On March 22, 1786. Was Educated At The University Of Vilna, And Became In 1807 A Teacher In A School At Krzemieniec In Volhynia, In 1814 Teacher Of History At Vilna, And In 1818 Professor And Librarian ...
Joannes Lascaris
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Johann Von 1805 1879 Lamont
Lamont, Johann Von (1805-1879), Scottish-german Astronomer And Magnetician, Was Born At Braemar, Aberdeen Shire, On Dec. 13, I8o5. He Was Sent At The Age Of Twelve To Be Educated At The Scottish Monastery In Regensburg. His Strong Bent For Scientific Studies Was Recognized By The Head Of The Monastery, P. ...
Johannes Leo
Leo, Johannes (c. 1494-1552?), In Italian Giovanni Leo Or Leone, Usually Called Leo Africanus, Sometimes Eli Beritanus (i.e., Of Granada), And Properly Known Among The Moors As Al Hassan Ibn Mohammed Al Wezaz Al Fasi, Was The Author Of A Descrizione Dell' Africa, Or Africae Descriptio, Which Long Ranked As ...
John 1 741 1819 Langdon
Langdon, John (1 741-1819), American Statesman, Was Born In Portsmouth, N.h., On June 25, 1741. After An Appren Ticeship In A Counting-house, He Led A Sea-faring Life For Several Years, And Became A Shipowner And Merchant. In Dec. 1774 As A Militia Captain He Assisted In The Capture Of Ft. ...
John 1527 1596 Lesley
Lesley, John (1527-1596), Scottish Bishop And His Torian, Natural Son Of Gavin Lesley, Rector Of Kingussie, Was Edu Cated At The University Of Aberdeen. In June 1546 He Was Made An Acolyte In The Cathedral Church Of Aberdeen, Of Which He Was Afterwards Appointed A Canon And Prebendary. He Also ...
John 1619 1683 Lambert
Lambert, John (1619-1683), English General In The Great Rebellion, Was Born At Calton Hall, Kirkby Malham, In The West Riding Of Yorkshire. His Family Was Of Ancient Lineage, And Long Settled In The County. He Studied Law, But Did Not Make It His Profession. In 1639 He Married Frances, Daughter ...
John 1671 1729 Law
Law, John (1671-1729), Scottish Economist, The Originator Of The "mississippi Scheme," Was Born At Edinburgh In April 1671. He Studied Mathematics, Commerce And Political Economy In London, And Banking Operations At Amsterdam, Whither He Fled (1694) After Killing Edward Wilson In A Duel. On His Return To Scotland In 1705, ...
John 1817 1864 Leech
Leech, John (1817-1864), English Caricaturist, Was Born In London On Aug. 29, 1817. His Father, An Irishman, Was The Landlord Of The London Coffee House On Ludgate Hill, "a Man," On The Testimony Of Those Who Knew Him, "of Fine Culture, A Pro Found Shakespearian, And A Thorough Gentleman." From ...
John Laird Mair Lawrence
Lawrence, John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron (1811-1879), Viceroy And Governor-general Of India, Was Born At Richmond, Yorkshire, On March 24, 1811, Son Of Sir Alexander Lawrence And His Wife, Nee Letitia Knox. Three Of The Young Lawrences Became Famous In India, Sir George St. Patrick, Sir Henry (q.v.) And ...
John Leland Leyland Or
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John Maitland Lauderdale
Lauderdale, John Maitland, Duke Of (1616– 1682), Eldest Surviving Son Of John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland Of Thirlestane (d. 1645), Who Was Created Earl Of Lauderdale In 1624, And Of Lady Isabel Seton, Daughter Of Alexander, Earl Of Dunfermline, And Great-grandson Of Sir Richard Maitland (q.v.), The Poet, Was Born ...
John Of Gaunt Lancaster
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Joseph 1762 1845 Lakanal
Lakanal, Joseph (1762-1845), French Politician, Was Born At Serres (ariege) On July 14, 1762. His Name, Originally Lacanal, Was Altered To Distinguish Him From His Royalist Broth Ers. In 1792 He Was Acting As Vicar To His Uncle Bernard Font (1723-180o), The Constitutional Bishop Of Pamiers, When He Was Elected ...
Joseph 1823 1891 Leidy
Leidy, Joseph (1823-1891), American Scientist, Was Born At Philadelphia, Pa., On Sept. 9, 1823. After Receiving An Early Education In Private Schools He Entered The University Of Pennsylvania And In 1844 Graduated In Medicine. He Soon After Became Librarian And A Curator At The Academy Of Natural Sci Ences Of ...
Joseph 1823 1901 Le Conte
Le Conte, Joseph (1823-1901), American Geologist, Of Huguenot Descent, Was Born In Liberty County (ga.), On Feb. 26, 1823. He Was Educated At Franklin College (ga.), Where He Graduated (1841) And Received A Degree In Medicine At The New York College Of Physicians And Surgeons In 1845. After Practis Ing ...
Joseph Jerome Lefrancais De
Lalande, Joseph Jerome Lefrancais De (1732-1807), French Astronomer, Was Born At Bourg, On July 11, 1732. His Parents Sent Him To Paris To Study Law ; But The Acci Dent Of Lodging In The Hotel Cluny, Where J. N. Delisle Had His Observatory, Drew Him To Astronomy, And He Became ...
Joseph Louis Lagrange
Lagrange, Joseph Louis French Mathematician, Was Born At Turin, On Jan. 25, 1736.„ He Was Of French Extraction, His Great-grandfather, A Cavalry Captain, Hav Ing Passed From The Service Of France To That Of Sardinia, And Settled In Turin Under Emmanuel Ii. Lagrange Was Educated At Turin College And His ...
Julie De 1732 1776 Lespinasse
Lespinasse, Julie De (1732-1776), French Author, Was Born At Lyons. A Natural Child Of The Comtesse D'albon, She Was Brought Up As The Daughter Of Claude Lespinasse Of Lyons. On Leaving Her Convent School She Became Governess In The House Of Her Mother's Legitimate Daughter, Mme. De Vichy, Who Had ...
Julien Offray De Lamettrie
Lamettrie, Julien Offray De French Physician And Philosopher, Was Born At St. Malo On Dec. 25, 1709. After Studying Theology In The Jansenist Schools For Some Years, He Went (1733) To Leyden To Study Under Boer Haave, And In 1742 Returned To Paris, Where He Obtained The Ap Pointment Of ...
Karl Konrad Friedrich Wil
Lachmann, Karl Konrad Friedrich Wil Helm (1793-1851), German Philologist And Critic, Was Born At Brunswick On March 4, 1793, And Died On March 13, 1851. In 1815 He Joined The Prussian Army As A Volunteer, And Marched To Paris. His Life Was Spent In The Study Of Philology, Specially Old ...
Karl Richard Lepsius
Lepsius, Karl Richard (1810—i 884) , German Egyptologist, Was Born At Naumburg-am-saale On Dec. 23, 181o. He Studied At Leipzig, And At G6ttingen, Where, Under The Influence Of Otfried Muller, He Finally Decided To Devote Himself To The Archaeological Side Of Philology. After Graduating Doctor In Berlin In 1833, He ...
Kurdistan
Kurdistan, In Its Broadest Or Ethnographical Accepta Tion, Means The Region Inhabited By The Kurds, An Area Stretch Ing North And South From Mount Ararat To The Diyala Tributary Of The Tigris, And East And West From About 28° E. To The Kara Su. Thus The Country Occupied More Or ...
Kuriles
Kuriles, A Chain Of Small Islands Belonging To Japan, Stretching In A North-easterly Direction From Nemuro Bay, On The Extreme East Of The Island Of Yezo, To Chishima-kaikyo (kuriles Strait), Which Separates Them From The Southernmost Point Of Kamchatka. They Extend From 45' To 56' N. And From 145° 25' ...
Kurnool
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Kurram
Kurram, A River And Agency On The Kohat Border Of The North-west Frontier Province Of India. The Kurram River Drains The Southern Flanks Of The Safed Koh, Enters The Plains A Few Miles Above Bannu, And Joins The Indus Near Isa-khel After A Course Of More Than 200 Miles. The ...
Kursk
Kursk, A Province Of The Russian S.f.s.r., Lying North Of The Ukrainian S.s.r. And Bounded By The Provinces Of Bryansk And Orel On The North And Voronezh On The East. Area 43,166 Sq. Km. Pop. (1926) 2,903,707. It Forms Part Of The Recently Created Black Earth Area (central) (q.v.) It ...
Kuwait
Kuwait, An Arabian Port At The N.w. Angle Of The Persian Gulf, 29° 20' N. And 40° Oo' E., Lying On S. Side Of A Bay 20 Rri. Long And 5 M. Wide, The Mouth Of Which Is Protected By Two Islands Forming A Fine Natural Harbour With Good Anchorage ...
Kwakiutl
Kwakiutl. This Important Group Of Natives On Van Couver Island And The Mainland Of British Columbia Forms, To Gether With The Nutka, The Wakashan Linguistic Stock. Originally The Name Applied Only To The Settlements About Fort Rupert ; It Is Now Used In Ethnological Literature For The Entire Aggregate Of ...
Kwangsi
Kwangsi, A Province Of Southern China. The Basin Of The Si-kiang, The Southernmost Of The Three Great Rivers Of China, Falls Almost Entirely Within The Two Provinces Of Kwangsi And Kwangtung, Long Governed Together As The Single Viceroyalty Of Liang-kwang. Kwangsi Consists Essentially Of The Upper Part Of This Basin ...
Kwangtung
Kwangtung, The Southernmost Coastal Province Of China. In Common With The Other Coastal Provinces Of The South-east (fukien And Chekiang), Kwangtung Is Characterised By Alter Nating Long Ranges And Troughs Running Parallel To The Coast. The Coastal Ranges Proper Are Bare Granitic Hills Which Are Broken Through Completely By The ...
Kwantung
Kwantung, An Important Territory In South Manchuria, At The Southern End Of The Liao-tung Peninsula, Leased By China To Japan And In Statistical Works On The Japanese Empire Usually Described As Kwantung Province. The Territory, Which Includes Adjacent Islands, Covers An Area Of About 1,300 Square Miles, The Great Strategic ...
Kweichow
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Kweihwa
Kweihwa (formerly Known As Kuku Khoto), A City In The Borderland Between North-west China And Inner Mongolia. Since The Iith Century It Has Been A Frontier Mart Where Chinese Tea And Manufactures Have Been Exchanged For Mongolian Horses, Skins And Wool. It Is The Eastern Terminus Of A Caravan Route ...
Kyanite
Kyanite, A Rock-forming Mineral Of The Composition Al2sio5, Crystallizing In The Triclinic System, And Named In Allu Sion To Its Most Common Colour (gr. Kvilpeos, Blue). The Min Eral Has The Same Percentage Chemical Composition As Andalusite (q.v.) And Sillimanite (q.v.), But Differs From These In Crystal Form And Physical ...
Kyaukpyu
Kyaukpyu, A District In The Arakan Division Of Lower Burma, On The Eastern Coast Of The Bay Of Bengal. It Consists Of, First, A Strip Of Mainland Along The Bay Of Bengal, Extending From Hunter's Bay To The Ma-i River, And, Secondly, The Large Islands Of Ramree And Cheduba, With ...
La Follette
La Follette (lah Font), Robert Marion (1855 1925), American Politician, Was Born In Dane County, Wis., On June 14, 1855. He Graduated From The University Of Wiscon Sin In 1879, Studied Law There, Was Admitted To The Bar In 188o, And Began Practice In Madison. From 1885 To 1891 He ...
La Guaira
La Guaira, A Town And Port Of Venezuela, In The Federal District, 23m. By Rail And Eight M. In A Direct Line N. Of Caracas. Pop. (1927), 6,000. It Is Situated Between A Precipitous Mountain Side And A Broad, Semicircular Indentation Of The Coast Line Which Forms The Roadstead Of ...
La Node
La Node, Francois De (1531-1591), Called Bras-de Fer, Huguenot Captain, Was Born Near Nantes In 1531, Of An Ancient Breton Family. His First Great Exploit Was The Capture Of Orleans At The Head Of Only 15 Cavaliers In 1567, During The Second Huguenot War. At The Battle Of Jarnac In ...
La Paz
La Paz, A Western Department Of Bolivia. Op. ( 193 2 Esti Mate) 776,358, The Majority Of Whom Are Indians. Area 40,686 Sq.m. The Department Belongs To The Great Bolivian Plateau, And Its Greater Part To The Cold, Bleak, Mow Climatic Region. The Cor Dillera Real Crosses It N.w. To ...
La Paz_2
La Paz (officially La Paz De Ayacucho), The De Facto Capital Of Bolivia Since 1898, The See Of A Bishopric Created In 1605 And Capital Of The Department Of La Paz, 42 M. S.e. Of Lake Titicaca In 16° 3o' S., 68° W. Pop. (1932 Estimate) 150.165. The City Is ...
La Plata
La Plata, A City Of Argentina And Capital Of The Province Of Buenos Aires, 5 M. Inland From The Port Of Ensenada, Or La Plata, And About 31 M. South-east Of The City Of Buenos Aires, With Which It Is Connected By Rail. Pop. (1934 Estimate) 200,00o. La Plata Was ...
La Rochefoucauld
La Rochefoucauld, Frangois De (1613 168o), The Greatest Maxim Writer Of France, Was Born In Paris In The Rue Des Petits Champs On Sept. 15, 1613. The Author Of The Maxims, Who Bore During The Lifetime Of His Father (see Above) The Title Of Prince De Marcillac, Joined The Army ...
La Rochefoucauld Liancourt
La Rochefoucauld-liancourt, Frangois Alexandre Frederic, Duc De (1747-1827), French Social Reformer, Was Born At La Roche Guyon On Jan. 11, The Son Of Francois Armand De La Rochefoucauld, Duc D'estissac. The Duc De Liancourt Became An Officer Of Carbineers, And Married At Seventeen. He Established A Model Farm At Liancourt, ...