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Language

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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Augustin Louis Cauchy

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Mathematician, born in Paris; wrote largely on physical subjects; his "Memoir" on the theory of the waves suggested the undulatory theory of light; professor of Astronomy at ...

Augustine Calmet

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A learned Benedictine and biblical scholar, born in Lorraine, but known in England by his "Historical, Critical, and Chronological Dictionary of the Bible," the first published ...

Baron Chassé David Hendrik

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A Dutch soldier; served France under Napoleon, who called him "General Baionnette," from his zealous use of the bayonet; fought at Waterloo on the opposite side; as governor of ...

Baron von Bulow Friedrich Wilhelm

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A Prussian general; served his country in the war with Revolutionary France; defeated the French under the Empire in several engagements, and contributed to the victory at ...

Baron von Bunsen

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A diplomatist and man of letters, born at Korbach; in Waldeck; studied at Marburg and Gottingen; became acquainted with Niebuhr at Berlin; studied Oriental languages under ...

Baroness Burdett-Coutts The Right honorable Angela Georgina

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Daughter of Sir Francis, inherited the wealth of Thomas Coutts, her grandfather, which she has devoted to all manner of philanthropic as well as patriotic objects; was made a ...