- Parisian Italian
- Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvadore Maria Cherubini (1760–1842)
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
Rossini, Gioachino — ▪ Italian composer Introduction in full Gioachino Antonio Rossini born Feb. 29, 1792, Pesaro, Papal States [Italy] died Nov. 13, 1868, Passy, near Paris, France Italian composer noted for his operas, particularly his comic operas, of… … Universalium
Verdi, Giuseppe — ▪ Italian composer Introduction in full Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi born October 9/10, 1813, Roncole, near Busseto, duchy of Parma [Italy] died January 27, 1901, Milan, Italy leading Italian composer of opera in the 19th century, noted … Universalium
Aquinas, Thomas, Saint — ▪ Italian Christian theologian and philosopher Introduction also called Aquinas, Italian San Tommaso d Aquino, byname Doctor Angelicus (Latin: Angelic Doctor) born 1224/25, Roccasecca, near Aquino, Terra di Lavoro, Kingdom of Sicily died… … Universalium
Carnera, Primo — ▪ Italian athlete born October 26, 1906, Sequals, Udine, Italy died June 29, 1967, Sequals Italian heavyweight boxing champion of the world from June 29, 1933, when he knocked out Jack Sharkey (Sharkey, Jack) in six rounds in New York City,… … Universalium
Cagliostro, Alessandro, Count di — ▪ Italian charlatan original name Giuseppe Balsamo born June 2, 1743, Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [Italy] died Aug. 26, 1795, San Leo, Papal States charlatan, magician, and adventurer who enjoyed enormous success in… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
History of Physics — History of Physics † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… … Catholic encyclopedia
painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in … Universalium
Paris and Oxford between Aureoli and Rimini — Chris Schabel Oxford ideas in logic and natural philosophy were readily received, analysed, and partially incorporated into corresponding writings of a logical or natural philosophical nature at the University of Paris throughout the 1320s, 1330s … History of philosophy
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium