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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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Its importance is so great, as reflecting the views of a mind so impartial and liberal as that of Chancellor L'Hospital, that I make no apology for the prominence I have given to it.

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

It is high time for you to drop your mask," he said to L'Hospital, "for, as for myself, I cannot discover what religion you are of.

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

L'Hospital announced that the special object of the present meeting was to devise the means of allaying the seditions which had arisen in consequence of religious differences.

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

The king declared himself ready to furnish the Protestants with proofs of the uprightness of his intentions, and L'Hospital even exhibited the draft of an edict in which their rights should be guaranteed.

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

L'Hospital, homme de grand estime, luy succeda, quoyqu'il eust esté des conjurez pour le faict d'Amboise.

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