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Annunciation. Angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary re Jesus.
Art Deco. 1920-39. Elegant Parisian decorative style. Erte. Lalique. Chanel.
Champ-de-Mars. Garden under the Eiffel Tower. Originally Gabriel’s parade ground for École Militaire.
Chanel, Gabrielle (Coco). 1883-1971. French haut couture, perfume doyenne. Simplicity.
D’Annunzio, Gabriele. 1863-1938. Italian nationalist writer. Siezed Fiume 1919. Revived Roman salute.
Durant, Will. 1885-1981, Ariel 1898-1981. US historians. Story of Civilization.
École Militaire. 1752. French Royal Military Academy. Gabriel.
Estrées, Gabrielle d’. 1573-99. Mistress of French Henry IV.
Fahrenheit, Gabriel. 1686-1736. German physicist, inventor of temperature scale 1712. Alcohol thermometer 1709. Mercury thermometer 1714.
Gabriel. Archangel. God’s messenger. Made Annunciation to Mary, and revealed Koran to Muhammad.
Gabriel, Jacques-Ange. 1698-1782. French Architect: École Militaire 1752. Champ-de-Mars. Place de la Concorde 1755. Petit Trianon 1762.
Gabrieli, Andrea. c1510-86. Venetian church music composer. First to combine voice and instruments in concerto form.
Gabrieli, Giovanni. c1557-1612. Nephew of A. Wrote sacred symphonies of voice and instrument.
Jibril. Islamic archangel. God’s messenger to Muhammad. = Gabriel.
Macquarie, Lachlan. 1761-1824. Scottish governor of New South Wales 1809-21. Public works; currency 1813; bank 1817.
Marcel, Gabriel. 1889-1973. French Existential philosopher. Experience more important than metaphysics.
Marie Louise. 1791-1847. Daughter of Francis II. Married Napoleon...Empress of France 1810-15.
Métis. Mixed European/native race in Canada, N US. Riel.
Napoleon II. 1811-32. ’King’ of Rome 1811-14. Son of Napoleon and Marie Louise.
Northwest Rebellion. 1885. Saskachewan natives and Métis for land rights. Defeated. Riél.
Place de la Concorde. 1775. Paris. Designed by Gabriel 1755. Site of guillotine 1793.
Red River Colony. 1812 Selkirk. Wars vs Métis -1821. 1836 Hudson Bay Co. 1870 =Manitoba. Riel. Seven Oaks.
Red River Rebellion. 1869-70. Métis fail in self-determination bid. Riel.
Renaissance Music. c16C. Freer, flexible polyphony; steady, predictable rhythm. Palestrina. Gabrieli. English madrigals.
Riel, Louis. 1844-85. Organized Métis rebellions in Red River 1869-70, Saskatchewan 1884-5. Hung.