Maistre

British  

/ mɛstrə /

noun

1. Josephe de (ʒozɛf də). 1753–1821, French writer and diplomat, noted for his extreme reactionary views, expounded in such works as Les Soirées de St Petersbourg (1821)

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Maistre

Fuel costs are also having a "noticeable impact" for tree surgeons, Jonathan Le Maistre Ltd.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Chief executive Alan Le Maistre said green spaces were becoming "ever more precious" and protecting them was particularly important in densely developed parts of the island.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Isaiah Berlin, the great historian of Western ideas, considered Maistre the true father of reactionary Western conservatism, and, indeed, a precursor to the past century's fascist movements.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024

Tenor Rolando Villazon and harpist Xavier de Maistre are to play from their recording “Serenata Latina” at Tully Hall on Dec. 18.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

Let us not snatch any one of them from his own life-giving element, nor stifle him under what Joseph de Maistre has so well called "the horrible weight of Nothingness."

From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Charles Gounod

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