LANKESTER (Lankester) Edvin Rej (1847-1929), the English zoologist, foreign corresponding member Petersburg AN (1895). Transactionses after a taxonomist of fossil fishes and Invertebrata.

LANKLO (Lanclot) the Ninon or Anna de (1620-1705), the French courtesan, the mistress of known society and literary interior. The writer of pithy letters.

LANKRE (Lancret) Nikola (1690-1743), the French painter. The representative of a rococo. Gallant and theatrical scenes, pastorals.

LANN (Lannes) Jean (1769-1809), marshal of France (1804), duke Montebello (1808). The participant of revolutionary and napoleonic wars, commanded a troops at Austerlitse, Jena, in Spain.

LANNER (Lanner) Joseph (1801-43), the Austrian composer, the conductor and the violinist. One of creators of a classical austrian waltz.

LANOVOY Vasily Semenovich (r. 1934), the Russian actor, the national actor of the USSR (1985). With 1957 at Theatre him. Eugeny Vahtangova. It was taken out in films: "Paul Korchagin", "War and peace", "Anna Karenina", " Sixth July ", etc. Participat in building a film - epopee " Great Domestic " (1979; the Lenin premium, 1980).

LANOLINE (from an armour. lana - a wool and oleum - oil), an animal wax; viscous white or light yellow mass (tïë 35-37 °S). Receive clearing of woollen wax which extract organic solvents from a wool ovets. The basis of ointments and cosmetic flints.

LANSANG, the laotian state in 1353-1707.

LANCER Eugeny Aleksandrovich (1848-86), the Russian sculptor. Genre figurines and groups (plotting animal, stsenki national life).

LANCER Eugeny Evgenjevich (1907-88), the Russian painter and the schedule. Son E.E.Lansere. Paintings Kazan (in unison. With the father) Yaroslavl, Kursk passenger depots in Moscow (1940-50-Ñ), book the schedule (a series of albums " Monuments of Russian art of building ", etc.), portraits, landscapes prolong art traditions of family a Lancer.

LANSING (Lansing), city in a north the USA, an administrative centre pieces. Michigan. 127 thousand inhabitants (1990, with suburbs of 435 thousand inhabitants). Car factories. University.

LANSING - ISII AGREEMENT 1917, the American - Japanese agreement, is encased on November, 2 in the form of an exchange of notes between the state secretary the USA R.Lansingom (R. Lansing) and authorized Japan K.Isii. The USA have recognized " availability of soul interests of Japan in China ", Japan has recognized the American doctrine of " the open doors " (see " the Open doors " the doctrine). It is cancelled the USA in 1923.

LANSE (frants. lancier) a quadrille - lansje, the English ball dance. With it is grey. 19 century it was distributed in Europe. The musical dimension 6/8, 3/4 and 4/4.

LANTHANUM (an armour. Lanthanum), La, the chemical element of III group of a periodic system, atomic number 57, atomic weight 138,9055, falls into to rare-earth elements. It is called from Grecian lanthano - I am glazed, in connection with difficulties of obtaining. Metal. Firmness of 6,162 g / sm3, tïë 920 °S. Lanthanum - the basis getternyh alloys with a nickel, an addition element to aluminium and other alloys; LaCrO3 - a material of high-temperature electroconductive stonewares; La2Î3 - a component of optical glasses; LaF3, La2O3 - laser materials

LANTHANIDES, the same, that lanthanoids.

LANTHANOIDS (lanthanides), set from 14 chemical elements (metals) with atomic numbers 58-71. In a periodic system of the Mendeleyev follow lanthanum. Are very similar on chemical and to physical properties that speaks affinity of a structure of electronic shells. Enter into group of rare-earth elements.

LANTANOTUS (bezuhy the goanna), kowtowing a section of lizards. Length up to 40 see. Dwell in a north of island Kalimantan. Digs holes on coasts of water reservoirs, well floats.

LANFRANK (Lanfranc) (ok. 1005-1089), the Christian church figure and the seminary student, archbishop Kenterberijsky (with 1070). With 1042 outlet box, then the prior of monastery Bek in Normandy (France) where has based well-known school. In spore on an eucharist on the Lateran cathedral (1050) settled a traditional view against Berengara Turskogo. Has executed broad reforms in the English church. Memory in the Latin church on May, 28.