ALFREDO D'ESCRAGNOLLE TAUNAY
\alfɹˈe͡ɪdə͡ʊ dˈɛskɹɐɡnˌə͡ʊl tˈɔːne͡ɪ], \alfɹˈeɪdəʊ dˈɛskɹɐɡnˌəʊl tˈɔːneɪ], \a_l_f_ɹ_ˈeɪ_d_əʊ d_ˈɛ_s_k_ɹ_ɐ_ɡ_n_ˌəʊ_l t_ˈɔː_n_eɪ]\
Definitions of ALFREDO D'ESCRAGNOLLE TAUNAY
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An author and statesman; born of French parents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 22, 1843. In 1865-68 he was attached to the engineer corps of the Brazilian army which invaded Paraguay, and described the history of the campaigns in "Scenes of Travel" (1868), and "The Retreat from Laguna" (1871). Besides filling many important political positions, he has written essays, poems, comedies, criticisms, and a series of novels considered the best ever produced by a Brazilian novelist; among which is "Innocencia", translated into French and English.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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