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L'Hospital

American  
[law-pee-tal, loh-pi-tal] / lɔ piˈtal, ˌloʊ pɪˈtæl /
Or L'Hôpital

noun

  1. Guillaume François Antoine de 1661–1704, French mathematician.


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A few hours afterwards, L'Hospital was informed that the king and the queen-mother were sending other horsemen to protect him.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 by Black, Robert

It was formal and open civil war between the two communions and the two parties that, with honest and patriotic desire, L'Hospital and even Catherine were anxious to avoid.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 by Black, Robert

Chancellor L'Hospital distinguished himself by his determined opposition, and boldly refuted the churchman's arguments.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn

In truth, the spirit of conciliation which L'Hospital had been at so much pains to inculcate had found little welcome in the breast of the prelates.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn

There has been great confusion respecting this altercation between Lorraine and L'Hospital.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn

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