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Beatrix queen of the Netherlands from 1980. Beattie, Ann American writer of short stories and novels whose characters, having come of age in the 1960s, often have difficulties adjusting to the cultural values of later generations. Beattie, James Scottish poet and essayist, whose once-popular poem The Minstrel was one of the earliest works of the Romantic movement. Beatty, Clyde American trainer of wild animals, known for his "fighting act," designed to show his courage and mastery of the ferocious animals under his control. In one of the most daring acts in circus history, he mixed 40 lions and tigers of both sexes and also used dangerous combinations of tigers, ... Beatty, David, 1st Earl Beatty, Viscount Borodale Of Wexford, Baron Beatty Of The North Sea And Of Brooksby British admiral of the fleet, who commanded Britain's battle cruisers in the Battle of Jutland (1916). Beatty, Sir Chester naturalized British mining engineer and company director who played an important role in the development of copper deposits in central Africa. Beatty, Warren talented and handsome American leading man who has also produced, directed, and written screenplays. He is best known for his politically charged portrayals of somewhat outcast but charming heroes. Beatus Rhenanus German humanist, writer, and advocate of Christian reform whose editorial work helped to preserve a wealth of classical literature. Beau Bassin-Rose Hill town, the second largest settlement on the island of Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean. It lies on the western slope of the island, just south of Port Louis, the capital. The town was originally two separate communities, Beau Bassin and Rose Hill, but these have now merged into one, ... Beau de Rochas, Alphonse French engineer who originated the principle of the four-stroke internal-combustion engine. His achievement lay partly in his emphasizing the previously unappreciated importance of compressing the fuel-air mixture before ignition. Beau Geste American action-adventure film, released in 1939, that was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by Percival C. Wren. Its acclaimed cast featured four future winners of Academy Awards for best actor or actress: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward, and Broderick Crawford. Beau Geste novel about the French Foreign Legion by Percival C. Wren, published in 1924. Beaucaire town, Gard departement, Languedoc-Roussillon region, southeastern France. It lies along the Rhone River, opposite Tarascon, to which it is linked by several bridges. Called Ugernum by the Romans, Beaucaire derived its modern name from the medieval Belli Quadrum, which described the pine-clad rock rising abruptly from the river. Atop the ... Beauce region, northwestern France. It stretches southwest of Paris toward the Foret d'Orleans. One of the great traditional granaries of France, Beauce is a flat, fertile, treeless limestone plain that was once planted mainly with wheat and sugar beets. Maize (corn) was introduced in the 1950s and is now cultivated along ... Beauchamp, Alphonse de French historian whose many works were of popular interest; though they were based upon authentic documents, they were largely compilations and not wholly trustworthy. Beauchamp, Pierre French ballet dancer and teacher whose contributions to the development of ballet include the definition of the five basic positions of the feet. Beauchemin, Neree French Canadian poet and physician who was a prominent poet of Le Terroir (French: "The Soil") school of Quebec regionalist poetry. Beaudesert town, southeastern Queensland, eastern Australia, on the Logan River. A livestock station was established there in 1842 and named after Beaudesert, Staffordshire, Eng. In 1863 the state's first cotton plantation was begun nearby, using Kanakas (South Sea islanders) as labourers. The community that developed became a town in 1876. Beaudesert ... Beaufort colonial seaport town, seat of Carteret county, southeastern North Carolina, U.S. It lies opposite Morehead City on Beaufort Harbor (there bridged) and is linked to the Atlantic Ocean by Beaufort Inlet, which there, between Bogue and Shackleford banks, receives the Newport River. Laid out in 1715 on the site of ... Beaufort county, extreme southern South Carolina, U.S. It consists of a coastal region bordered to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean. The New and Coosawhatchie rivers define portions of its western boundaries, and the Combahee River constitutes its eastern boundary. The county comprises lowland plains and some 65 islands (part of ... Beaufort city, seat of Beaufort county, southern South Carolina, U.S. It is situated on Port Royal, one of the Sea Islands, and on the Intracoastal Waterway. Its harbour was first visited by Spaniards in 1521. Early settlement attempts in the area were made by French Huguenots (1562), the English (1670), and ... Beaufort Family English family comprising the descendants of Edward III's son John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, by his liaison with Catherine Swynford; the name derived from a lordship that Gaunt had held in France, the modern Montmorency-Beaufort near Bar-sur-Aube. The four offspring of the union were legitimized after their parents' subsequent ... Beaufort scale scale devised in 1805 by Comdr. (later Admiral and Knight Commander of the Bath) Francis Beaufort of the British Navy for observing and classifying wind force at sea. Originally based on the effect of the wind on a full-rigged man-of-war, in 1838 it became mandatory for log entries in all ... Beaufort Sea outlying sea of the Arctic Ocean situated north of Canada and Alaska. It extends northeastward from Point Barrow, Alaska, toward Lands End on Prince Patrick Island, and westward from Banks Island to the Chukchi Sea. Its surface area is about 184,000 sq mi (476,000 sq km). The average depth is ... Beaufort Series sedimentary rock layers that were deposited during the transition from the Permian Period to the Triassic Period. The boundary between the Lower and Upper Beaufort Series is recognized as the boundary between the Permian and Triassic systems, which occurred about 251 million years ago. The Beaufort Series reaches a maximum ... Beaufort, Francois de Vendome, duc de French prince, one of the leaders of the Fronde (1648-53) and later admiral in the Mediterranean. Beaufort, Henry cardinal and bishop of Winchester and a dominant figure in English politics throughout the first 43 years of the 15th century. From about 1435 until 1443 he controlled the government of the weak King Henry VI. Beaufort, Margaret mother of King Henry VII (reigned 1485-1509) of England and founder of St. John's and Christ's colleges, Cambridge. Beaufre, Andre French military strategist, an exponent of an independent French nuclear force. Beaugency town, Loiret departement, Centre region, north-central France. It lies on the right bank of the Loire River. The lords of Beaugency were powerful from the 11th to the 13th century. The first Council of Beaugency (1104) excommunicated Philip I, who had repudiated his queen and abducted and married the count ... Beauharnais, Alexandre, Viscount de first husband of Josephine (later empress of the French) and grandfather of Napoleon III; he was a prominent figure during the Revolution. Beauharnais, Eugene de soldier, prince of the French First Empire, and viceroy of Italy for Napoleon I, who was his stepfather (from 1796) and adoptive father (from 1806). Beaujolais ancient province of France, of which Beaujeu and Villefranche were successively the capital and which corresponded in area to much of the modern departement of Rhone, with a small portion of Loire. Crossed by the mountains of Beaujolais (Monts du Beaujolais) and bounded on the east by the Saone River, ... Beaujolais one of the most widely drunk red wines in the world, produced in the Beaujolais region of southern Burgundy, France. The wine, made from the Gamay grape, is medium red in colour, with a relatively light body and a fruity, refreshing taste. Beaujolais region of east-central France, just east of the Massif Central and west of the Saone River. Most of the region is located within Rhone departement. The local relief is broken and culminates in Mount Saint-Rigaud, 3,310 feet (1,009 m); well-wooded, the region supports a local forestry industry. Small family farmsteads ... Beaujoyeulx, Balthazar de composer and choreographer who influenced the development of theatrical dance and opera. Beaumanoir, Philippe de Remi, sire de French administrator and jurist whose major work, Coutumes de Beauvaisis (drafted c. 1280-83), was an early codification of old French law. Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de French author of two outstanding comedies of intrigue that still retain their freshness, Le Barbier de Seville (1775; The Barber of Seville, 1776) and Le Mariage de Figaro (1784; The Marriage of Figaro, 1785). Beaumont city, seat (1838) of Jefferson county, southeastern Texas, U.S., at the head of navigation on the Neches River (an arm of the Sabine-Neches Waterway), 85 miles (137 km) east-northeast of Houston. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the "Golden Triangle" petrochemical and industrial complex. Beaumont, Elie de geologist who prepared the great geological map of France in collaboration with the French geologist Ours Pierre Dufrenoy. Beaumont, Francis English Jacobean poet and playwright who collaborated with John Fletcher on comedies and tragedies between about 1606 and 1613. Beaumont, Sir John, 1st Baronet English poet whose work helped to establish the heroic couplet as a dominant verse form. His most important works are The Metamorphosis of Tobacco (1602), a mock-heroic poem; Bosworth Field (1629), a long historical poem on the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485); and The Theatre of Apollo (1625), an unperformed ... Beaumont, William U.S. army surgeon, the first person to observe and study human digestion as it occurs in the stomach. Beaune town, Cote-d'Or departement, Bourgogne (Burgundy) region, east-central France, on the Bouzaise River, southwest of Dijon. Settled since prehistoric times, it prospered under the Romans as a centre for cattle and viticulture and is still the wine capital of Burgundy. In the 3rd and 4th centuries it was fortified against Germanic ... Beauregard, P.G.T. Confederate general in the American Civil War. Beautiful and Damned, The novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1922. Fitzgerald's second novel, it concerns a handsome young married couple who choose to wait for an expected inheritance rather than involve themselves in productive, meaningful lives. beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis), ornamental flowering shrub of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to central China; it is the only member of its genus. Its paired, bell-like flowers, one above the other, range in colour from white to pink and are massed at the branch tips. Beauvais town, capital of Oise departement, Picardy region, northern France, at the juncture of the Therain and Avelon rivers, north of Paris. Capital of the Bellovaci tribe, it was first called Caesaromagus after its capture by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, and later Civitas de Bellovacis. In the 9th century it ... Beauvais tapestry any product of the tapestry factory established in 1664 in Beauvais, Fr., by two Flemish weavers, Louis Hinart and Philippe Behagle. Although it was under the patronage of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister to Louis XIV, and was subsidized by the state, the Beauvais works was a private enterprise. Beauvoir, Simone de French writer and feminist, a member of the intellectual fellowship of philosopher-writers who have given a literary transcription to the themes of Existentialism. She is known primarily for her treatise Le Deuxieme Sexe, 2 vol. (1949; The Second Sex), a scholarly and passionate plea for the abolition of what she ... Beaux' Stratagem, The five-act comedy by George Farquhar, produced and published in 1707. Farquhar finished the play on his deathbed and died on the night of its third performance.