LAURI-VOLPI (Lauri-Volpi) Dzhakomo (1892-1979), the italian singer (the lyrical and drama tenor). On the opera scene of Italy with 1919 (including in " Ac the Rock "), the USA (in 1922-33 in "Underground railway - opera"). From 1935 cable cores in Spain. Transactionses under the theory and histories of a vocal art. With 1977 in Madrid International competition of vocalists by him is carried out. Lauri-Volpi.

LAURISTIN (Lauristin) Johannes Ansovich (literary alias JUhan Madarik) (1899-1941), the Estonian political figure, the writer. In 1923-38 in prison. With 1940 chairman of Advice of national commissioners (SNK) of Estonia, the secretary of Central Committee Kommmunisticheskoj of a consignment (bolsheviks) (KP (á)) Estonia. Books on histories of revolutionary movement, novels "Nisprovergateli" (1929), "Republic" (it is issued 1941-53). Has perished at the defence of Tallinn.

LAUTER (Lauter) Ants (1894-1973), the Estonian actor, the producer, the national actor of the USSR (1948). On the scene with 1913. The professor of the Estonian theatrical institute (with 1947). The state premium of the USSR (1952).

LAUTERPAHT (Lauterpacht) Hersh (1897-1960), the English lawyer, the member of the British academy of sciences. The professor of the Cambridge university, the member of International court of the United Nations (1955-60). Transactionses under the international law.

LAUTON ×., see Louton Hours.

LAUHHAMMER (Lauchhammer), city in Germany, ground Branderburg. 24 thousand inhabitants (1985). By-product cake combine. A machine industry.

The LAUE (Laue) Maks a background (1879-1960), german physics, foreign corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Science (1924) and the foreign honorary member of Russian Academy of Science AN of the USSR (1929). Has developed the theory of X-ray diffraction on crystals and has offered a method with which help she has been open (1912). Transactionses on a superconductivity, relativity theories of a quantum theory, an atomic physics, a history of physics. The Nobel Prize (1914).

LAUE PATTERN, distribution dissipated a fixed single crystal of a X-radiation of the ionization continuum, fixed on a film. On figure and an arrangement of spots on Laue pattern judge, napr., about a symmetry of a crystal. The method of Laue patterns is offered M.Laue in 1912, applied in a x-ray structural analysis.

LAFARG (Lafargue) Pol (1842-1911), one of osnovatelej the French Working consignment, the member of 1-st Internatsionala. Activities on philosophy, political economies, to linguistics, literary criticism, etc.

LAFATER (Lavater) Iogann Kaspar (1741-1801), the Swiss writer. Wrote in German. Roman " Pontius Pilate, or the Small bible " (1782-85), a drama " Abraham and Isaak " (1776) - religious character; lyrical verses. The tract on physiognomics " Fiziognomicheskie fragments... " (1775-78).

STEERING CARRIAGE (a nem. Lafette), a part of the instrument on which the trunk of an artillery piece is fixed. Gives a trunk a necessary rule before an outrigger boom, absorbs energy kickback, ministers for removal of the instrument.

LAFITO (Lafitau) Zhozef Francois (1670-1740), the French missionary, one of the first explorers of a household activities of North American Indians.

LAFOLLET (La Follette) Robert Marion (1855-1925), one of leaders t. n. progressistskogo motions in the USA, acting against traditional policy of Republican and Democratic consignments, the senator with 1906. The independent candidate at presidential elections 1924. Supported limitation of an authority of monopolies.

LAFONTEN (La Fontaine) Anri (1854-1943), the Belgian political figure, the lawyer. In 1899-1936 member of a Belgian senate (in 1907-19 - his secretary, in 1919-32 - the vice-president). One of osnovatelej (1895) International federations under the documentation (originally - International bibliographic institute). The chairman of International office of the world (1907). The writer of the book " the Key solution. The greatest charter " (1916) in which has stated principles of international attitudes. The Nobel Prize of the world (1913).

LAFONTEN (La Fontaine) Jean de (1621-1695), the French writer. In " Fairy tales and stories in verses " (t. 1-5, 1665-85), comedies and well-known "Basnjah" (t. 1-12, 1668-94) appears as the thinker and the satirist resting on popular wisdom and folklore.

LAFORG (Laforgue) ZHjul (1860-87), the French poet - symbolist. Melancholic - ironical lyrics (collections of "Petition", 1885; " Flowers of good will ", it is published in 1890), E.Paunda and T.S.Eliot who has exerted influence poetry.

LAFORET (Laforet) Carmen (r. 1921), the spanish writer. Novels "anything" (1944), " the Island and demons " (1952) about disposal of the person in the modern world. The heroine of the novel " New woman " (1955) aspires to find the solution of moral problems in roman catholic religion. Roman "Sunstroke" (1963), the collection " the Girl and other stories " (1970) about problems of youth.

LAFFIT (Laffitte) Jacque (1767-1844), the French banker, the participant of July revolution 1830, in November 1830 - March 1831 head of government and Minister of Finance of France.