born Oct. 20, 1780, Ajaccio, Corsica died June 9, 1825, Florence French noblewoman. A sister of Napoleon, in 1797 she married one of his staff officers, Gen. C.V.E. Leclerc (1772-1802). After Leclerc's death, she married Prince Camillo F.L. Borghese (1803) and went with him to Rome. She soon tired of him and returned to Paris, where her behaviour caused some scandal. In 1806 she received the title of duchess of Guastalla. She died of cancer in Florence
born 1859, Portland, Maine, U.S. died Aug. 13, 1930, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. novelist and playwright. She performed with her family's singing group before writing her first novel, Contending Forces (1900). Later novels include Hagar's Daughter (1902), Winona (1902), Of One Blood (1903), and Topsy Templeton (1916). The novels reflect the influence of W.E.B. Du Bois and pioneer in using the traditional romance novel to explore racial and social themes
born 1859, Portland, Maine, U.S. died Aug. 13, 1930, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. novelist and playwright. She performed with her family's singing group before writing her first novel, Contending Forces (1900). Later novels include Hagar's Daughter (1902), Winona (1902), Of One Blood (1903), and Topsy Templeton (1916). The novels reflect the influence of W.E.B. Du Bois and pioneer in using the traditional romance novel to explore racial and social themes
born June 19, 1919, Petaluma, Calif., U.S. died Sept. 3, 2001, Great Barrington, Mass. U.S. film critic. She managed an art-film theatre (1955-60) in Berkeley, Calif., while writing film reviews for magazines and broadcasting her reviews on network radio. After a collection of her reviews and essays, I Lost It at the Movies (1965), gained her national attention, she moved to New York and became film critic for The New Yorker (1968-91). Her witty, biting, highly opinionated, and sharply focused reviews (of which five more collections were eventually published) made her arguably the most influential American film critic of her time
born Oct. 20, 1780, Ajaccio, Corsica died June 9, 1825, Florence French noblewoman. A sister of Napoleon, in 1797 she married one of his staff officers, Gen. C.V.E. Leclerc (1772-1802). After Leclerc's death, she married Prince Camillo F.L. Borghese (1803) and went with him to Rome. She soon tired of him and returned to Paris, where her behaviour caused some scandal. In 1806 she received the title of duchess of Guastalla. She died of cancer in Florence
born Aug. 31, 1880, The Hague, Neth. died Nov. 28, 1962, Het Loo, near Apeldoorn Queen of The Netherlands (1890-1948). Daughter of King William III, she became queen on his death, under her mother's regency until 1898, and soon gained wide popular approval. She helped maintain her country's neutrality in World War I. After Germany invaded The Netherlands in 1940, she left with her family for London. Throughout World War II she made radio broadcasts to maintain the morale of the Dutch people, becoming a symbol of Dutch resistance to the German occupation. In 1948 she abdicated in favour of her daughter, Juliana
pauline
Silbentrennung
Paul·ine
Türkische aussprache
pôlin
Aussprache
/pôˈlēn/ /pɔːˈliːn/
Etymologie
() From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulina; in regular use since the nineteenth century.