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Its brightest star is of the fourth magnitude. Lachaise, or La Chaise (lä shaz), François d'Aix de. Born at Aix, Loire, France, France, Aug. 25, 1624: died at Paris, Jan. 20, 1709. A French Jesuit, confe or of Louis XIV. Lachaise, Père, Cemetery of. See Père La chaise . La Chau ée (lä shō-sā'), Pierre Claude Nivelle de. Born at Paris, 1692: died at Paris, March 14, 1754. A French dramatist, the introducer or popularizer of the so-called pathetic comedy nedy (comédie (comédie lar larmoyante) or sentimental play: author of "Le préjugé à la mode” (1735), etc. Laches (lā'kēz). [Gr. Λάχης.] A dialogue of Plato: a conversation on courage between Lysimachus, the son of Aristides, and Melesias, the son of the elder Thucydides (who are considering the question of the education of their sons), the generals Nicias and Laches, and So crates. Laches is (lak'e-sis). [Gr. Λάχεσις , disposer of lots.] In Greek mythology, one of the three Mæræ or Fates. See Fates . Lachine (lä-shēn') Rapids. Rapids in the St. Lawrence River, a few miles above Montreal. Lachish (lā'kish). One of the capitals of the Can a a nites, conquered by Joshua, situated on an elevation between Gaza and Eleutheropolis (Bet Jibrin). It seems to have been an important frontier fortre in the direction of Egypt. It was conquered by Sennacherib during his invasion of Judah in 701 B. C. A representation of its siege was found on a slab in a hall of Sennacherib's palace, which was excavated in the ruins of Kuyunjik. It was again taken, after a long resistance, by Nebuchadnezzar. After the return from captivity it was restored. It is now represented by the stone heaps of Tel-el-Hesy. This site was excavated in 1889 and the following years by Flinders Petrie and Frederick Jones Bli , and important ruins, pottery, and a cuneiform tablet were discovered there. Lachlan (läkʻlan). A river of New South Wales, Australia, joining the Murrumbidgee about long. 144° 10′ E. Length, 400-500 miles. Lachmann (lächʼmän), Karl. Born at Brunswick, Germany, March 4, 1793: died at Berlin, March 13, 1851. A noted German philologist and critic, profe or at Königsberg (1818) and later (1825) at Berlin. He wrote "Zu den Nibelun gen und zur Klage" (1836), "Betrachtungen über die Ilias" (1847), and published editions of the "Nibelungenlied (1826), Walther von der Vogelweide, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Pro pert i us, Catullus, Tibullus, Lucretius, etc. Lachner (läch'ner), Franz. Born at Rain, Bavaria, April 2, 1803: died at Munich, Jan. 20, 1890. A German composer and noted musical director at Munich. Among his operas are "Catarina Cornaro" and "Benvenuto Cell in i." He also wrote several oratorios, etc. Lachner, Ignaz. Born at Rain, Bavaria, Sept. 17, 1807: died at Hannover, Feb. 25, 1895. A German composer and violinist, brother of Franz Lachner. He was kapellmeister, 1861-75, at the city theater in Frankfort. Among his works are the operas "Der Geisterturm," "Die Regenbrüder," and "Loreley," and a favorite song "Überall Du." Lachner, Vincenz. Born at Rain, Bavaria, July 19, 1811: died at Karlsruhe, Jan. 21, 1893. A German composer, brother of Franz Lachner. He was kapellmeister at Mannheim from 18361873. Lack a wanna (lak-a-won'ä). A river in northeastern Pennsylvania, joining the Susquehanna at Pittston. Its lower valley is noted for the production of anthracite coal. Length, about 55 miles. La Cloche (F. pron. lä klōsh), James. Born in A nat Jersey, 1647: date of death unknown. ural son of Charles II. of England. He became a Jesuit in 1667. Laclos (lä-klo'), Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de. Born at Amiens, France, 1741: died at Taranto, Italy, Nov. 5, 1803. A French general and man of letters. He wrote the novel "Les liaisons dan gere uses" (1782), etc. La Cond a mine (lä kôn-dä-mēn'), Charles Marie de. Born at Paris, Jan. 28, 1701: died there, Feb. 4, 1774. A French scientist who in 1735 was chosen, with Bouguer and Godin, to measure an arc of the meridian on the plain of Quito, South America. The expedition occupied nine years, and in 1744 La Cond a mine descended the Amazon on his way to Europe. He published several works on the measurement, besides "Relation abrégée d'un voyage fait dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique méridionale" (1745), "Journal d'un voyage fait par ordre du roi" (1751), various papers on inoculation, etc. It is said that he carried the first knowledge of india-rubber to Europe. Laconia (lā-kō'ni-ä). 1. In ancient geography, the southeastern division of the Peloponnesus, Greece, lying south of Argolis and Arcadia and east of Me enia. Chief city, Sparta. It was nearly surrounded by mountains and the sea, and was traversed by the Eurotas. 2. A nomarchy of modern Greece, lying south west of Lacedæmon. Area, 457 square miles. Population (1896), 62,839. Laconic us Sinus (la-kon'i-kus si'nus), Gulf of Laconia. In ancient geography, the arm of the Mediterranean south of Laconia. Lacordaire (lä-kor-dãr'), Jean Baptiste Henri. Born near Dijon, May 12, 1802: died at Sorèze (Tarn), Nov. 22, 1861. A celebrated French divine. He entered the college at Dijon in 1810, graduated with honors in 1819, studied law, and finally entered an office in Paris. In 1824 he gave up law for theology; was admitted to the seminary of Saint-Sulpice; and three years later was ordained priest. At the time of the revolution of July, 1830, the Catholic element in France sought new means of strengthening its influence, and thought to accomplish that end in preaching the doctrines of liberty. Lacordaire eagerly followed the movement, and was active in editing a paper called "L'Avenir," published for the first time Oct. 18, 1830. He retired from the staff, Lacy, Hugh de however, on account of the condemnation pa ed on the undertaking by the pontifical court at Rome. He attained a great reputation as a preacher at Notre Dame. On April 6, 1840, he joined the Dominican order of monks, and Feb. 2, 1860, he was elected to the French Academy. Some of Lacordaire's works are "Considérations philosophiques sur le système de M.de Lamennais" (1834), "Vie de Saint Dominique" (1840), "Conférences de Notre-Dame de Paris" (1835-50), "Conférences à Lyon et à Grenoble" (1845), "Sermons isolés et or a is ons funèbres" (1844-47), of which the finest was undoubtedly the funeral oration preached over the remains of General Drouot at Nancy on May 25, 1847; and lastly a voluminous correspondence. A complete edition of Lacordaire's works was published in six volumes in 1858. Lacordaire, Jean Théodore. Born at Receysur-Ource, Feb. 1, 1801: died at Liège, Belgium, July 18, 1870. A French entomologist, brother of J. B. H. Lacordaire. From 1825 to 1832 he made four journeys in South America; from 1835 he was a profe or at the University of Liège. His greatest work is the "Genera des coléoptères" (12 vols. 1854-76: the last three by Chapuis). He also published numerous works and papers on the Coleoptera , articles on South America, and an "Introduction à l'entomologie” (2 vols. 1837-39). La Coruña. See Corunna . La Coruña, Count of, fifth Viceroy of Mexico. See Mendoza , Lorenzo Suarez de . La Cosa, Juan de. See Cosa . Lacre onière (lä-kres-so-nyar'), stage name of Louis Charles Adrien Lesot de la Penneterie. Born at Chauny, Haute-Marne, Dec. 11, 1819: died June 9, 1893. A noted French actor. He first played in Paris at the Ambigu in 1842. In 1847, joining the Théâtre Hist or i que, he was for a long time the impersonator of the principal characters of Soulié and Dumas. He was very succe ful in the double rôle in the "Courrier de Lyon." Lacretelle (lä-kre-tel'), Jean Charles Dominique de. Born at Metz, Sept. 3, 1766: died at Mâcon, France, March 26, 1855. A French historian and journalist. Among his works is "His to ire de France pendant le XVIIIe siècle" (1808-12: continued for the revolution, consulate and empire, and restoration). Lacroix (lä-krwä'), Paul. Born at Paris, Feb. 27, 1806: died there, Oct. 16, 1884. A French novelist and historical and miscellaneous writer under the pseudonym “Bibliophile Jacob.” Among his numerous works are "Contes du Bibliophile Jacob, etc. "(1831: reprinted in 1844 as "Récits historiques à la jeune e"), "Ladance Macabre, etc."(1832), "Convalescence du vieux conteur" (1832-36-38), “Romans relatifs à l'his to ire de France aux XVe et XVIe siècles" (1838), "Le moyen âge et la renai ance" (conjointly with Séré, 18471852), "Curios ités de l'his to ire des arts, etc." (1858), "Les arts au moyen âge, etc." (1868), "Les mœurs, usages, et costumes au moyen âge, etc." (1871), etc. He published many catalogues and edited a number of works. He also wrote under the names of Pierre Dufour and Antony Dubourg. Lacroix, Sylvestre François. Born at Paris, 1765: died there, May 25, 1843. A noted French mathematician. His chief work is " Traité du calcul différentiel et du calcul intégral" (1797). La Cro e (la krôs). A city and the capital of La Cro e County, Wisconsin, situated on the Mi i ippi, at the mouth of the La Cro e and Black rivers, in lat. 43° 48′ N., long. 91° 14′ W. It has important lumber trade and sawmills. Population (1900), 28,895. Lac tanti us Firm i an us (lak-tan's hi-us fèr-mia'nus), Lucius Cælius (or Cæcilius). Lived at the beginning of the 4th century. A Christian apologist, preceptor of Crispus in Gaul about 313: called "the Christian Cicero." His chief work is "Divinarum institutionum libri septem" ("Seven Books of the Divine Institutions"). La Cuba (lä köbä). A castle at Palermo. Italy, built for recreation by King William II. in 1182. It is square. Its lofty walls are ornamented to their full height with alternately wide and narrow Saracenic pointed wall-arcades, beneath which open several tiers of pointed windows, the highest single, the others coupled. castle is built around an interior court. The design po e es much elegance. The La Cueva. See Cueva . Lacunza (lä-kön ́sä), Manuel. Born at Santi- ago, Chile, July 19, 1731: died at Imola, Italy, June 17, 1801. A Jesuit author. After the expul. sion of his order from America (1767), he lived a very secluded life in Italy. His commentary "La venida del Mesías" has had many editions. Lacy, or Lascy (lis'e), Count Franz Moritz von. Born at St. Petersburg, Oct. 16, 1725: died at Vienna, Nov. 24, 1801. An Austrian field-marshal, distingüished in the Seven Years' War. Lacy (lā'si), Henry de. Born about 1249: died at London, Feb. 5, 1311. An English nobleman, third Earl of Lincoln: an influential counselor of Edward I. and Edward II. He took part in the siege of Bordeaux, 1296, under the Earl of Lancaster, and on the death of the latter (June 5) was chosen general. Lacy, Hugh de. Murdered at Durrow, Ireland, July 25, 1186. An English soldier and conqueror of Ireland, fifth Baron Lacy, and first Lord of Lacy, Hugh de Meath. In Oct., 1171, he followed Henry II. to Ireland. In 1172 he received the submi ion of Roderick, king of Con naught, and was granted Meath and Dublin Castle. He secured Meath by the erection of numerous castles. In 1173 he fought in France. His administration of Ireland was characterized by peace and good order. He was recalled, temporarily, in 1181, returning the next winter. On July 25, 1186, while inspecting the new castle at Dur row, he was murdered. Lacy, Hugh de. Died at Carrick fer gus about 1242. An English soldier, created earl of Ulster May 29, 1205: noted as a leader in the partizan wars in Ireland in the early part of the 13th century. Lacy, John. Born near Don caster: died at London, Sept. 17, 1681. An English dramatist and actor, noted in his day as a comedian and mimic. He was the original Bayes in "The Rehearsal." Among his plays are "The Old Troop, or Monsieur Raggou" (about 1665), and "Sir Hercules Buffoon, or the Poetical Squire" (1684). Lacy, John William or William. Born in the last part of the 18th century: died in Devons hire about 1865. An English ba singer. He was a at Bath of Rauzzini, and also studied in Italy. His wife was also a singer of some note. She died in March, 1858. Lacy, Peter, Count Lacy. Born at Killeedy, Limerick, Sept. 29, 1678: died in Livonia, May 11, 1751. A noted Irish soldier, made a field marshal in the Ru ian army in 1736. He served with the Irish troops in France and Italy and on the Rhine from 1692 until the peace of Ryswick; entered the Ru ian service as captain of infantry, and was employed by Peter the Great in training the Ru ian troops; and served, with repeated promotions, in the various wars in which Ru ia was engaged until his retirement in 1743. At the battle of Pultowa he commanded a brigade of the right wing. He was governor of Livonia and Esthonia. Ladak, or Ladakh (lä-däk'). A province of Kashmir, southeast of Baltis tan and west of Tibet, traversed by the Upper Indus. It is the most elevated inhabited country in the world. It was conquered by Kashmir in 1834-42. Population (1891), 28, 274. from active service. He published "Bases d'un projet pour le recrutement de l'armée de terre" (1871). Lado (lä'do). A town in central Africa, situated on the White Nile, near Gondokoro, about lat. 5o N.: founded by Gordon in 1874. Ladoga (lä'dō-gä), Lake. The largest lake of Europe, situated in northwestern Ru ia between the governments of Viborg, Olonetz, and St. Petersburg. It receives the waters of Lakes Saima, Ilmen, Onega, etc., and has for its outlet the Neva. Length, 130 miles. Average breadth, 68 miles. Area, 6,996 square miles. Ladon (lā'don). A name given to the northern Lafayette Lælius, Caius, surnamed Sapiens ('the Wise'). Lived about 140 в. с. A Roman orator and philosopher, a friend of the younger Scipio African us. He is the chief character in the "De Amicitia" of Cicero. See De Amicitia . Laennec (le-nek'), René Théophile Hyacinthe. Born at Quimper, France, Feb. 17, 1781: died near Douarnenez, Finistère, France, Aug. 13, 1826. A French physician, profe or at the Collège de France from 1822. He was the inventor of the stethoscope (described in his "Traité de l'auscultation médiate et des maladies des poumons et du cœur," head stream of the Ruphia (Alpheus) in Greece. 1819). Ladron de Guevara (läd-ron' dã gwa-värä), Laer, Pieter van. See Laar . Diego. Died in Mexico, 1718. A Spanish prel- Laerdal (lär däl). A valley in western Norway, ate who was succe ively bishop of Panama east of the Sogne Fjord, lat. 61° N., noted for its (1689), Guamanga (1699), and Quito (1703). picturesque scenery. From Aug. 30, 1710, to March 2, 1716, he was viceroy of Peru. He was superseded on the ground that he had shown too much favor to the colonists in his expenditures, and died while on his way to Spain. Ladrone (la-dron') Islands, or Mariana (märe-ä'nä) (or Marianne (ma-ri-an')) Islands. A chain of 15 islands in the North Pacific, situated in lat. 13o−21° N., long. 144°-146° E. They were discovered by Magellan 1521, and were occupied pines. Guahan now belongs to the United States, and the by Spain 1668. They formed a dependency of the Philip remainder of the group was purchased by Germany in 1899. Area, 420 square miles. Population, largely Chamorros and mixed races, 10,172. Lady Hideous (lāʼdi hid'ē-us). See the extract. eschal Kreux, and accompanies Arthur to Carlion, where that prince holds a full court. During his stay there, he one day sees Lady Hideous pa , who loads him with her maledictions. Her neck and hands, says the romance, were brown as iron, which was the least part of her ugline ; her eyes were blacker than a Moor's, and as little as those of a mouse; she had the nose of a cat or an ape, and lips like an ox; her teeth were red, like the yolk of eggs; she was bearded like a goat, was humped before and behind, and had both legs twisted. On his [Perceval's] arrival he takes vengeance on the sen