Biography Category
( ly ksän´d r m kh l´ v ch b t´ly rôf) (KEY) , 1825–86, Russian chemist. As professor at the Univ. of Kazan he founded the first school of Russ...
(py r ûzh n´ märs l N´ b rt l ´) (KEY) , 1827–1907, French chemist. He was professor at the École Supérieure de Pharmacie (1859) and at the C...
(j d ´k s b ´d s) (KEY) , 1462–1535, French printer, b. Asche, near Brussels. His original name was Josse Bade, and he is sometimes called for hi...
1927–, French ballet dancer and opera director. After studying in Marseilles, Paris, and London, he danced and choreographed for the Royal Swedish B...
(b rnär´ fôr ´ d b l dôr´) (KEY) , 1693–1761, French engineer. He wrote numerous books dealing with mathematics, artillery, and hydraulic, ci...
(b rz ´l s; Swed. yöns yä´kôp b rs ´l s) (KEY) , 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, M.D. Univ. of Uppsala, 1802. He was noted for his work as teach...