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ANTOINE, ANDRE (1858- ), French actor-manager, was born at Limoges, and in his early years was in business. But he was an enthusiastic amateur actor, and in 1887 he founded in Paris the Theatre Libre, in order to realize his ideas as to the proper development ...

ANTHON, CHARLES (1797-1867), American classical scholar, was born in New York city on the igth of November 1797. After graduating with honours at Columbia College in 1813, he began the study of law, and in 1819 was admitted to the bar, but never practised. In

ANTONELLI, GIACOMO (1806-1876), Italian cardinal, was born at Sonnino on the 2nd of April 1806. He was educated for the priesthood, but, after taking minor orders, gave up the idea of becoming a priest, and chose an administrative career. Created secular prela

ANTONINUS, SAINT [ANTONIO PIEROZZI, also called DE FORCIGLIONI] (1389-1459), archbishop of Florence, was born at that city on the ist of March 1389. He entered the Dominican order in his i6th year, and was soon entrusted, in spite of his youth, with the govern

... would fill many volumes. The most trustworthy modern works are by A. Lepjtre, SlAntoine de Padoue (Paris, 1902, in Les Saints series: good bibliography; Eng. trans, by Edith Guest, London, 1902), and by Leopold de Cherance, St Antmnt de Padoue (Paris, 1895; En ...

... other provinces of this region, Antofagasta produces for export copper, silver, ANTOINE— ANTONINUS PIUS silver ores, lead, nitrate of soda, borax and salt. Iron and manganese ores are also found. Besides Antofagasta the principal towns are Taltal, Mejillones, ...

... in connexion with the Jansenist troubles of the i7th century. At their head was ANTOINE ARNAULD (1560-1619), a leader of the Paris bar; in this capacity he delivered a famous philippic against the Jesuits in 1594, accusing them of gross disloyalty to the newly ...

ARNAULT, ANTOINE VINCENT (1766-1834), French dramatist, was born in Paris in January 1766. His first play, Marius a Mintumes (1791), immediately established his reputation. A year later he followed up his first success with a second republican tragedy, Lucrece ...

... 864); Gesch. der Maria Theresa (10 TOM.. ib. 1863-1879); Maria Theresa u. Marie Antoinette, ihr Brief wechsel (ib. 1866); Marie Antoinette, Joseph II. und Leopold II., ihr Briefwechsel (1866); Maria Theresa und Joseph II., ihre Korresponden* saint Briefen Jose ...

... some promenade in the upper town, laid out in the i8th century by the intendant Antoine Megret d'Etigny. Three bridges lead from the left to the right bank of the Gers, on which the suburb of Patte d'Oie is situated. The most interesting part of the town lies ...

... for some time the profession of an advocate; but in 1787 he succeeded his uncle Antoine David as printer to the parlement. He was elected mayor of Aix in 1791; and although he speedily resigned his office, he was in 1793 threatened with arrest, and had for som ...

... vols. (1839). He died at Erlangen on the I3th of September 1855. ENGHIEN, LOUIS ANTOINE HENRI DE BOURBON CONDE, Due D' (1772-1804), was the only son of Henri Louis Joseph, prince of Condc, and of Louise Marie Thfiresc Mathilde, sister of the duke of Orleans (P ...

ENTRECASTEAUX, JOSEPH-ANTOINE BRUNI D' (i739~ 1793), French navigator, was born at Aix in 1739. At the age of fifteen he entered the navy. In the war of 1778 he commanded a frigate of thirty-two guns, and by his clever seamanship was successful in convoying a ...

... 'Angoulemc. She used her influence to elevate and enrich her family, her uncle, Antoine Sanguin (d. 1559), being made bishop of Orleans in 1535 and a cardinal in 1539.' The accusations made against her of having allowed herself to be won over by the emperor Ch ...

ETEX, ANTOINE (1808-1888), French sculptor, painter and architect, was born in Paris on the 2oth of March 1 808. He first ixhibited in the salon of 1833, his work including a reproduction in marble of his " Death of Hyacinthus," and the plaster cast of his " C ...

... enheim remained attached to that see until 1802, when it passed to Baden. Louis Antoine Henri de BourbonCondi, duke of Enghien (1772-1804), who had taken refuge here in 1801, was arrested in Ettenheim on the 151(1 of March 1804 and conveyed to Paris, where he ...

... N DE (16811749), French courtesan and author, was born at Grenoble. Her father, Antoine Guerin, sieur de Tencin, was president of the parlement of Grenoble. Claudine was brought up at a convent near Grenoble and, at the wish of her parents, took the veil, but ...

THIBAUDEAU, CLAIR ANTOINE, COMTZ (1765-1854), French politician, was born on the 23rd of March 1765, the son of Antoine de Thibaudeau (1730-1813), a lawyer of Poitiers and a deputy to the States-General of 1789. He was admitted to the bar in 1787, and in 1789 ...