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Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers ( French for 'Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts'), [1] better known as Encyclopédie ( French: [ɑ̃siklɔpedi] ), was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions ...
The Bibliothèque nationale de France (French: [biblijɔtɛk nɑsjɔnal də fʁɑ̃s]; 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as Richelieu and François-Mitterrand.
The Study Mission on the Spoliation of Jews in France (French: La mission d'étude sur la spoliation des Juifs de France), also known as the Mission Mattéoli (or Mattéoli Mission), was set up in March 1997 by Alain Juppé, then Prime Minister, and chaired by Jean Mattéoli.
This is a list of the compositions by composer and theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau. Included within his output are operas, cantatas, harpsichord works, and canons, along with various other pieces. Rameau's works are categorized using the Rameau Catalogue Thématique (RCT) rather than other categorization strategies like the more widely used opus ...
The Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi (French: [istwaʁ natyʁɛl]; English: Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King's Cabinet) is an encyclopaedic collection of 36 large (quarto) volumes written between 1749–1804, initially by the Comte de Buffon, and continued in eight more volumes after his death by his ...
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert [1] ( / dæləmˈbɛər / dal-əm-BAIR; [2] French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə ʁɔ̃ dalɑ̃bɛːʁ]; 16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was, together with Denis Diderot, a co-editor of the Encyclopédie. [3]
Romain Gary. Romain Gary ( pronounced [ʁɔ.mɛ̃ ga.ʁi]; 21 May [ O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew ( pronounced [kat͡sɛf], and also known by the pen name Émile Ajar ), was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt under two names.
House of Rochechouart. The House of Rochechouart ( French: [ʁɔʃ (ə)ʃwaʁ]; Maison de Rochechouart) is the oldest noble family in France. This powerful dynasty of the Carolingian era dates back to Foucher, supporter of Charles the Bald, who became viscount ( vicomte) of Limoges in 876. His descendants— Limoges, Rochechouart, Mortemart and ...