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111Charles Pictet de Rochemont — (21 September 1755 – 28 December 1824) was a statesman and diplomat who prepared the declaration of Switzerland s permanent neutrality ratified by the great powers in 1815. Charles Pictet was born on 21 September 1755 at Cartigny near Geneva into …
112Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background …
113Napoleon III — ((Louis Napoleon) (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) /looh ee/; Fr. /lwee/ 1808 73, president of France 1848 52, emperor of France 1852 70 (nephew of Napoleon I). * * * or Louis Napoléon orig. Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte born April 20, 1808 …
114Prussia — /prush euh/, n. a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947. German, Preussen. Cf. East Prussia, West Prussia. *… …
115warsaw — /wawr saw/, n. 1. Also called warsaw grouper. a large grouper, Epinephelus nigritus, found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. the jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, found off both coasts of tropical America. [1880 85, Amer.; < Sp guasa] *… …
116Warsaw — /wawr saw/, n. 1. Polish, Warszawa. a city in and the capital of Poland, in the E central part, on the Vistula River. 1,436,000. 2. a town in N Indiana. 10,649. * * * I City (pop., 2001 est.: 1,610,471), capital of Poland, on the Vistula River.… …
117Palais Arnstein — was a palace in Vienna1. The building was constructed in 1794 96 by the merchant Franz Natorp. The Jewish noble Nathan Adam von Arnstein rented the palace, since Jews were not allowed to own property in the city [pg. 103, Dieter Klein, Martin… …
118Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …
119Voltaire — Voltairean, Voltairian, adj., n. /vohl tair , vol /; Fr. /vawl terdd /, n. (François Marie Arouet) 1694 1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist. * * * orig. François Marie Arouet born Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, France… …
120German literature — Introduction German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… …
