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(ädôlf´, b gr ´) (KEY) , 1825–1905, French academic painter. He won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and became extremely popular during the 1860s and 7...
( d´ m) (KEY) , [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female,...
( k ´ n) (KEY) , confederation of cities on the Gulf of Corinth. The First Achaean League, about which little is known, was formed presumably before ...
( k ´d ) (KEY) , Fr. Acadie, region and former French colony, E Canada, encompassing modern Nova Scotia but also New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island...
(shärl p rsy ´) (KEY) , 1764–1838, French architect. He won (1786) the Grand Prix de Rome, and in 1794 he became associated with Pierre François ...
(zhäN-bät st´-s m ôN´ shärd N´) (KEY) , 1699–1779, French painter. He was a major figure of 18th-century painting. While the Académie royale...