Gargantua. Hungry giant of Rabelais tale.

Garibaldi, Giusseppe. 1807-82. Led “Red Shirts” in Italian Risorgimento. Captured Naples 1860.

Garigliano, Battle. 1503. Spain defeats French invasion and wins Naples.

Garnerin, A-J. 1769-1823. French. First parachutist. Landed in Monceau park, Paris, 1797.

Garnier, Charles. 1825-98. French architect. Paris Opera House 1860.

Garnier, Franis. 1839-73. French sailor, conquered Tonkin.

Garrick, David. 1717-79. English actor, theater manager.

Garrison, William. 1805-79. US anti-slavery promoter. Weekly Liberator 1831-65.

Garros, Roland. 1888-1918. French aviator, first to cross Mediterranean.

Garter, Order of. c1348. First Order of British Knighthood. Founded by Edward III. “Honi soit qui mal y pense”. Shame on him who thinks evil of it.

Garvey, Marcus. 1887-1940. Jamaican/US black nationalist. Back to Africa Movement.

Gascogne. Armagnac.

Gaskell, Elizabeth. 1810-65. Social novelist. Mary Barton 1848.

Gaspee. British boat burned 1772 by American rebels. Response, Intolerable Acts.

Gastein, Convention. 1865. Schleswig-Holstein divided between Prussia and Austria.

Gates, Horatio. c1728-1806. American Revolution general at Saratoga. Conway Cabal.

Gath. Biblical home of Goliath.

Gatling, Richard. 1818-1903. US inventor of automatic gun 1861.

GATT. General Agreement on Trade and Tarrifs. 1948-95. Regulates trade tarrifs under UN. WTO.

Gaucho. 18-19C Nomadic South American cowboy.

Gaudi, Antonio. 1852-1926. Barcelona architect: Sagrada Familia 1883-; Casa Mila 1905-7.

Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri. 1891-1915. French Vorticist sculptor.

Gauguin, Paul. 1848-1903. French Post-Impressionist painter typified by abstracted figures and flat planes of color. Tahitian Landscape. Day of the God 1894.

Gaul. Celtic populated region = modern France, Belgium, W Germany, N Italy.

Gaullists. 1947-76. Supporters of DeGaulle’s programs. 1976. RPR.

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