Bourbaki

British  

/ ˈbɔːbəkɪ /

noun

1. the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique

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Example Sentences

The result of the capture of Orleans was the severance of the two wings of the French army, henceforward commanded respectively by Chanzy and Bourbaki.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

Now General Chanzy was quite ready to march on Paris, but it was indispensable that he should first know exactly what Generals Bourbaki and Faidherbe were doing.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

Evidently the people, influenced by Bourbaki, who was still in the village, were more confident, and left their weapons behind of their own accord.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

He called out that Bourbaki was dead, and that we must come to the village.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

General Bourbaki informed his Government that he had taken Montb�liard, it was true without the castle, had occupied the villages on the west bank of the Lisaine, and that he would attack on the 16th.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count