Corneille, PIERRE

1606-1684. French dramatic poet, founder and head of the cla ical school. His masterpieces are Le Cid, 1636; Horace, 1639; Cinna, 1639; Polyeucte, 1640; La Mort de Pompée, 1641; and Le Menteur, 1642. His tragedies are his best work, though his comedy is excellent.-His brother, THOMAS. 1625-1709, was also a dramatist. Cornel. White-flowered shrubs of the genus Cornus , of the Dogwood family, natives of the n. hemisphere. IMG:content-0984.png:[graphic] Cornel.