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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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Antonio Canaletto

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A Venetian painter, famous for his pictures of Venice and handling of light and shade (1697-1768).

Antonio Canova

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A great Italian sculptor, born in Venetia; gave early proof of his genius; his first great work, and which established his fame, was the group of "Theseus and the Minotaur," which ...

Archduke Charles

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Of Austria, son of the Emperor Leopold II. and younger brother of Francis II., one of the ablest generals of Austria in the wars against the French Republic and the Empire; lost ...

Armand Carrel

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French publicist, born at Rouen; a man of high character, and highly esteemed; editor of the National, which he conducted with great ability, and courage; died of a wound in a ...

Armand de Caulaincourt

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A French general and statesman of the Empire, a faithful supporter of Napoleon, who conferred on him a peerage, with the title of Duke of Vicenza, of which he was deprived at the ...

Arthur Cayley

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An eminent English mathematician, professor at Cambridge, and president of the British Association in 1883 (1821-1895).

Asmus Jakob Carstens

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Danish artist, born in Sleswig; on the appearance of his great picture, "The Fall of the Angels," rose at once into fame; was admitted to the Berlin Academy; afterwards studied ...