Marquis Pierre Simon de La Place
Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace, was born on 23 March 1749 in Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy, France, the fourth of the five children of Pierre Laplace and Marie-Anne Laplace née Sochon. His father wa...
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Arthur Moore Lascelles, VC
He was an acting captain in the Durham Light Infantry, when on 3rd December 1917, Masnieres, France he was faced with a heavy bombardment. Although wounded he continued to encourage his men until t...
War dead, WW1
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Catherine Laugel
Sculptor. She was born in Paris and moved to London to pursue her career.
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Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Born Paris. Worked with malaria.
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Antoine Lavoisier
Born in Paris to a family of nobility. Â Considered "the father of modern chemistry", by the French anyway, who no doubt would also claim that he discovered oxygen, when we all know that was Priestl...
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D. H. Lawrence
Novelist and poet (also painter). Born Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Died Vence, France. Novels include: Lady Chatterley's Lover, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love.
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Charles Auguste Lebourg
Charles-Auguste Lebourg was a French sculptor, best known for the sculptural design of the Wallace fountains, which are found in virtually every quarter of Paris and in various cities throughout th...
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Richard Le Gallienne
Poet and essayist. Born in Liverpool. A member of The Rhymers' Club.Died in Menton, south of France.
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Nicolai Legat
Dancer. Born in St Petersburg, Russia. He joined the ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in 1888 and later became balletmaster. His pupils included Anna Pavlova, and Vaslav Nijinsky. He left Ru...
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Corporal Herbert Leggatt
Herbert Leggatt was born on 28 November 1891 in Paddington, London, a son of Herbert Leggatt (1864-1923) and Harriett Leggatt née Gray (1863-1950). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 18...
War dead, WW1
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