See Also: Hauy, Rene-Just(encyclopedia)
illiberal(dictionary)
illiberal(dictionary)
Levesque, Rene(encyclopedia)
Pleven, Rene(encyclopedia)
Rene (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Descartes, Rene(dictionary)
Lalique, Rene(dictionary)
Magritte, Rene(dictionary)
Descartes, Rene(medicine)

Hauy, Rene-Just (sh) and illiberal (iou)


Hauy, Rene-Just (sh)




born Feb. 28, 1743, Saint-Just-en-Chaussee, France
died June 1, 1822, Paris

French mineralogist, one of the founders of the science of crystallography.

He studied theology and was a professor at the College de Navarra for 21 years. He became a professor of mineralogy at the Museum of Natural History (1802) and at the Sorbonne (1809). By experimentation he derived a theory of crystal structure, and he subsequently applied his theory to the classification of minerals. He also was known for his studies of pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity in crystals.


illiberal (iou)



illiberal adjective. M16.
[Old & mod. French illiberal from Latin illiberalis mean, sordid, formed as IL-2 + liberalis LIBERAL adjective.]
Not suitable to or characteristic of a free person; not relating to or acquainted with the liberal arts; ill-bred, unrefined; mean, vulgar, rude. M16.
R. Hakluyt Mechanicall & illiberall Crafts.
Not generous; mean, stingy. E17.
Narrow-minded, bigoted; opposed to liberal principles. M17.
G. S. Fraser His illiberal prejudice against the Germans no doubt helped.
illiberalism noun illiberality, absence of liberal principles M19.
illiberalize verb trans. make illiberal E19.
illiberally adverb E17.