Word: hugo
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...death of Anatole France deprives contemporary French literature of its leading figure. Not since Victor Hugo has any writer exerted a more profound influence upon the thought and writing of his time. Unlike Hugo, however, Anatole France stands not in the role of magi, pointing the way that to others lies hidden. His delight was the unrestrained play of ideas. Not partisan, except in the larger service of Truth, he loved to stand aside and give every idea its inning, while with characteristic French humor he poked fun at them all. Stimulating and suggestive to individual thought...
...stylist, great as was Hugo's influence, it is probable that of Anatole France will be greater. A Frenchman can best appraise him. In the Revue Bleue of February 23, 1901, Fernand Gregh said. "Never was the French language better written. . . . It is simply perfection. Renan himself wrote less well as far as pure technique is concerned. . . . He is a brother through the centuries of Marot, Montaigne, Racine, La Fontaine, La Bruyere, Fenelon, Diderot, and Voltaire. He is the Frenchman. A man who is to such an extent representative, to use one of Emerson's expressions, is a rare...
...also used to be known as the "musical Athens of the West." For many years, Hugo Kaun, famed German composer, lived and worked there...
...German Ambassador to France at the time of the outbreak of the War. The Mexican Minister to Germany was also present. Gen. Calles will, it was asserted, consult the celebrated spinal specialist, Prof. Krause, who, a few years ago, lectured in the U. S. and Prof. Bier, who treated Hugo Stinnes, late "King of Coke...
...Columbus (North German Lloyd)-Alanson B. Houghton, U. S. Ambassador to Germany; Prof. Hugo Junkers, German airplane inventor...