Wednesday, April 30, 2008
RANDOM EB POST
CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL de- 1567-1635. governor of lower canada. father a sea captain. entered army of Henry IV of france, went to mexico and west indies. 1603 1st voyage to canada. 1604-1607 w/ DeMonts, explored canadiancoast and looking for a site to settle, surveying and making maps. 1608 3rd voyage and settlement at quebec. quarrels w/ indians and settlement in peril. 1629, Ch forced to surrender to an english fleet commanded by 3 brothers kirk. taken to england, but freed in 1632. went back to canada and died 2 years after. left books.
CHAMPOLLION, JEAN FRANCOIS- 1690-1832- egyptologist. called le jeune to distinguish from his older brother, a professor of greek at grenoble. rosetta stone translation. seized w/ a paralytic disorder and died)-lou gherigs?
CHARITAN of Aphorodisias- in caria. one of the last of greek erotic writers. about 5th C ad.
CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL de- 1567-1635. governor of lower canada. father a sea captain. entered army of Henry IV of france, went to mexico and west indies. 1603 1st voyage to canada. 1604-1607 w/ DeMonts, explored canadiancoast and looking for a site to settle, surveying and making maps. 1608 3rd voyage and settlement at quebec. quarrels w/ indians and settlement in peril. 1629, Ch forced to surrender to an english fleet commanded by 3 brothers kirk. taken to england, but freed in 1632. went back to canada and died 2 years after. left books.
CHAMPOLLION, JEAN FRANCOIS- 1690-1832- egyptologist. called le jeune to distinguish from his older brother, a professor of greek at grenoble. rosetta stone translation. seized w/ a paralytic disorder and died)-lou gherigs?
CHARITAN of Aphorodisias- in caria. one of the last of greek erotic writers. about 5th C ad.
