Lorenz, Konrad. 1903-89. Austrian zoologist. Father of ethology. Man Meets Dog 1954.

Loretto. Italy. 1295. Virgin Mary’s house miraculously translated from Nazareth.

Lorraine, Claude. 1600-82. French landscape painter, master of sunlight. Sunset 1644.

Lost Generation. Gertrude Stein’s term for US writers influenced by WWI. Fitzgerald. Hemingway.

Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. 722BC. Deported when Assyria invaded.

Louis II. The German. c822-76. King of East Carolingian Empire, 843-. Fought reuniting attempts. Checked Arab invasion of Italy.

Louis II. The Stammerer. 846-79. W Frankish King 877-.

Louis V. Do Nothing. 967-87. Last Carolingian king of France. 979-87.

Louis X. The Stubborn. 1289-1316. King of Navarre 1305-14, France 1314-. Chartered nobles.

Louis XI. 1423-83. French King 1461-. Acquired Burgundy, Anjou. Postal service 1477. Arras Treaty.

Louis XIV Style. 1638-1715. Rich decoration as at Versailles. Poussin. Le Nôtre.

Louis XV Style. 1715-74. Superior craftsmanship. Rococo decoration. Boucher.

Louis XVIII. 1755-1824. Bourbon. Restored to French throne by Allies 1814-. Advisory Parliament. Ultraloyalists.

Louis-Philippe. 1773-1850. French King 1830-48. 1790 Jacobin liberal who became absolutist monarch. Supported by bourgeoisie, defeated by workers in Revolt.

Louise of Savoy. 1476-1531. Mother of Francis I. Negotiated Treaty of Cambrai.

Louisiana. 1643 French LaSalle claims. 1719 Mississippi Company. 1762 England cedes to Spain. 1801 France (San Ildefonso Treaty). 1803 US purchase. 1812 18th State.

Louvre. 1204 fortress. Charles V library. 1527 new palace by Lescot. 1793 converted to museum. Venus de Milo. Mona Lisa.

Love Generation. 1960-9. Term applied to hippies who rejected past values for instant pleasures of drugs and music.

Luce, Henry. 1898-1967. US publisher. Founded Time 1923, Fortune 1930, Life 1936, Sports Illustrated 1954.

Lucretius. 99-55BC. Roman poet: De rerum natura, advocating moral truth without religious belief.

Lully, J-B. 1632-87. Composer who developed French Opera overture styles. Armide 1686.

Lumière, Louis. 1864-1948. Auguste 1862-1954. French chemists, invented cinematography 1895.

Luna 2. 1959 Russian spacecraft. Hard moon landing.

Luna 3. 1959. First photographs of moon’s far side.

Luna 9. 1966 Russian spacecraft. Soft moon landing.

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