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See Crens. Guéret (gā-rā'). The capital of the department of Creuse, France, situated in lat. 46° 12′ N., long. 1° 52′ E. Population (1891), commune, 7,799. Guericke (ger'ik-e), He in rich Ernst Ferdinand. Born at Wettin, near Halle, Pru ia, Feb. 25, 1803: died at Halle, Feb. 4, 1878. A German Protestant theologian, profe or at Halle. His works include "Handbuch der Kirchengeschichte" (1833), "All gem eine christliche Symbolik" (1839), "Lehrbuch der christ lichen Archäologie" (1847), etc. Guericke, Otto von. Born at Magdeburg, Pru ia, Nov. 20, 1602: died at Hamburg, May 11, 1686. A German natural philosopher. He stud ied law at Leipsic, Helmstedt, and Jena, and mathematics at Leyden, and traveled in France and England. From 1631-36 he was chief engineer at Erfurt, in the Swedish service. He invented the air-pump (1650), air-balance, etc., and constructed the "Magdeburg hemispheres." He published "Experiment a nova" (1672), etc. Guérin (gā-ran'), Eugénie de. Born 1805: died 1848. A French writer, sister of G. M. de Guérin. Her "Journal" and "Lettres” were edited in 1862. Guérin, Georges Maurice de. Born at the Cha teau du Cayla, near Albi, in southern France, Aug. 4, 1810: died there, July 19, 1839. A French poet. He wrote the "Centaur," which was published in the "Revue des Deux Mondes" in 1840. His literary remains, including the "Centaur," were published in 1860. Guérin, Jean Baptiste Paulin. Born at Tou105, March died at Paris, Jan. 19, Guérin, Baron Pierre Narci e. Born at Paris, It. form of G. Welf , a personal name.] The is to have derived name. papal and popular party of Italy in the middle 1855. A historical painter. ages: opposed to the Ghi bel lines, the imperial Guiana iaider heuritish Guiana (both of Arawak stock), may be their descendants, Guayra (gwi-rä' or gwi'rä). The name given by the Spanish conquerors of Paraguay to the region bordering the upper Paraná. The name was loosely applied, sometimes including both sides of the river above the great fall, at other times denoting the region to the east and southeast of the river, including the present disputed territory of Mi i ones, and portions of Paraná, Santa Catharina, and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and of Corrientes in Argentina. Until the 19th century it was legally or practically included in the government of Paraguay, and the Jesuits had important mi ions there. Guayra, La. See La Guayra . Guayra Cataract. See Sete Quedas . Gubbio (göbbē-ō). A cathedral city in the province of Perugia, Italy, at the foot of Monte Calvo 20 miles north-northeast of Perugia: the ancient Iguvium or Eugubium. It has manufactures of majolica. The Eugubine Tables (which see) are here, and other Umbrian antiquities; and there are various remains of antiquity in the neighborhood. The Palazzo dei Consoli is a building of the early 14th century, one of the most ma ive examples of Italian medieval civic construction inwith its tower and its bittlements, it town was destroyed by the Goths. It was independent in the middle ages. Population, about 5,000. Guben (gö'ben). A town in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, situated at the confluence of the Lubis with the Nei e, about and aristocratic party. The Welfs (Guelfs) were a powerful family of Germany, so called from Welf I. in the time of Charlemagne. His descendants, several of whom bore the same name, held great po e ions in Italy; through intermarriage were at different times dukes of Bavaria, Saxony, and Carinthia; and founded the princely house of Brunswick and Hanover, to which the present royal family of England belongs. The names Welf and Waiblingen (Guelf and Ghibelline) are alleged to have been first used as war-cries at the battle of Weinsberg in 1140, fought and lost by Welf VI. against the Hohenstaufen emperor Conrad III. The contest soon ceased in Ger- many, but was taken up on other grounds in Italy, over which the emperors claimed supreme power; and the names continued to designate bitterly antagonistic parties there till the end of the 15th century. See Ghi bel lines . Güell y Renté (gö-ely'ērān-tā'), José. Born at Havana, 1818: died at Madrid, Dec. 20, 1884. A Cuban politician and author. Most of his life was pa ed in Europe. In 1848 he married the infanta Josefa Fern and a, sister of the King of Spain, who in con- sequence was deprived of all her rights. As a republican Güell y Renté was long prominent in Spanish politics. He published many poems, e ays, and sketches of West Indian life. Guelph (gwelf). A city and the capital of Wel- lington County, Ontario, Canada, situated on the river Speed 47 miles west by south of Toronto. Population (1901), 11,496. Güemez de Horcasitas (gö-ā'māth da ōr-kä-sē'- täs), Juan Francisco. Born in Oviedo, 1682: May 13, 1774: died at Rome, July 16, 1833. A French historical painter, a pupil of Regnault. He gained the prix de Rome in 1797. In 1815 he was made academician, and in 1816 returned to Rome as director of the French Academy. He returned to Paris in 1822. In 1833 he visited Rome with Horace Vernet, and died there. He exhibited at Salons 1799-1819. Among his pupils were Cogniet, Géricault, and Ary Scheffer. Guérin-Mèneville (gā-ran'mān-vēl'), Félix Edouard. Born at Toulon, France, Oct. 12, 1799: died at Paris, Jan. 26, 1874. A French naturalist. His works include "Iconographie du règne animal, etc." (1829), “Iconographie des mammifères, etc." (1828), "Genera des insectes" (1835), etc. Guerino Meschino (gwā-rē'nō mes-kēnō). The hero of a romance of the middle ages, of uncertain authorship and date, first printed in Italian at Padua in 1473. Guernsey (gèrn'zi), L. Sarnia (sär'ni-ä). ['The Green Isle.'] The second in size and population of the Channel Islands, intersected by lat. 49° 27′ N., long. 2° 35' W. Capital, St. Peter Port. It is a popular health-resort. With Alderney and the other isl ands (except Jersey) it forms a bailiwick, ruled by a lieu. tenant-governor, bailiff, and states-a embly. Area, 24 square miles. Length, 9 miles. Population (1891), with Herm and Jethou, 35,339. Guéroult (gā-rö'), Adolphe. Born at Radepont, Eure, France, Jan. 29, 1810: died at Vichy, France, July, 1872. A French political writer. IMG:content-0561.png:[blocks in formation] Guerrazzi (gwer-rät'sē), Francesco Domenico. Born at Leghorn, Italy, Aug.