LYNCH (Lynch) Dejvid (r. 1946), the American film director, the scripter and the producer. The writer of postmodernist films with characteristic smakovaniem physiological pathologies and teratisms ("Person - erasing rubber", 1976; "Person - elephant"). In 1990 has received " the Golden palm branch " Cannes film festival for film " Feral heart ". Participated as the producer in building a teleserial "Twin Piks" (1990).

LYNCH (Lynch) John (r. 1917), the prime minister of Ireland in 1966-73 and 1977-79. In 1966-79 leader of consignment Fianna a file. In 1957-66 on different portfolios.

" LYNCH COURT ", in the USA since 18 century extrajudicial punishment, uchinjavshajasja, as a rule, above Negros. It is called named American racist C.Lynch (Ch. Lynch).

LINCHEPING, city in Sweden, an administrative centre lena Estergetland. 122 thousand inhabitants (1991). Aircraft manufacturing, an electronics engineering. University.

LINJUJ, in the Chinese mythology water spirit with a body of a fish and a head, arms and legs of the person.

TENCH, fish of a set karpovyh. The length up to 60 sm, weighs up to 7,5 kg. In fresh water reservoirs of Europe (except for the rivers of basin the Sowing. Ledovitogo ok.) and Asia, including in basins of Ob and Yenisei. Object of a craft and cultivation.

TENCH (niderl. lijn), a ship cable from high-performance hemp (a circumference of section less than 25 mm) for an equipment, lifting works, etc.

TENCH TSZESJUJ (1785-1850), the Chinese statesman. Before the anglo-Chinese war 1840-42 struggled with Anglo-American trade in opium in China. During war supervised over the defence of Guangdong.

MOLTING, periodic changeover of outer covers (chitinous, sherstnogo, and also a plumage) for animal. The regulation of a molting descends including hormones.

LIO (Lyot) Bernard (1897-1952), French astrophysicses. Transactionses on physics of the Sun (filming of protuberances, supervision of a solar corona outside of eclipse, etc.) and planets. Has invented some astrophysical instruments, vnezatmennyj a coronograph.

LIOZNOVA Tatyana Mihajlovna (r. 1924), the Russian film director, the national actor of the USSR (1984). Films: "Evdokija" (1961), " Three poplars on Plyuschikha " (1968), television films " Seventeen instants of spring " (12 series, 1973), " we underwriting " (2 series, 1980), "Carnival" (1982).

LYONS (Lyon), city in France, a port for interflow rr. Rhone and Sona, an administrative centre dep. Rhone and main city of historical region. Lionne. 415 thousand inhabitants (1990, with suburbs 1,2 million inhabitants). An international airport. Arcaded (since 15 century) the european centre of manufacture of natural silk. A large textile industry, a machine industry, chemical, oil refining, polygraphic, a farmaceutical industry. Underground railway. Annual european trading - financial fairs (since 15 century). Universities. Museums: the Historical museum of tissues, Gime, the decorative arts Lionne, fine arts. 2 drevnerimskih theatre, romansko-Gothic and Gothic churches.

LYONS Dmitry Borisovich (1925-93), the Russian artist, one of master masters Russian schedules of the last quarter of 20 century. His drawings indian ink and distempers, close on spirit to " signed abstraction " informelja, remind mysterious pismena, coating sheets of paper whimsical - ortamental vjazju.

LIONNE (Lyonnais), a historical province in France, in bass. Rhone. In terrain Lionne - departments Rhone and Loire. 8 thousand êì2. The population over 2 million person. Main city - Lyons.

LIONS (Lions) Jacque Lui (r. 1928), the French mathematician and the mechanics, foreign member AN the USSR (1982). Transactionses under the theory of differential equations and its appendices to problems of mechanics and physics.

The LYONS REVOLTS 1831 and 1834, armed performances of the working silk-weaving enterprises of Lyons, called by their heavy rule.

The LYONS BAY (Golfe du Lion) Mediterranean m., for austral coasts of France. Length of 93 kms, width for an orifice of 245 kms, depth over 1000 m. In the Lyons hall. Runs r. Rhone. A primary port - Marseilles.

LIOTAR (Liotard) Jean Etjen (1702-89), the Swiss painter. Portraits and conversations Liotara (primarily a pastel) differ carefulness in drive of a nature, the thin detailing ("SHokoladnitsa", ok. 1744).

LIOTAR (Lyotard) Jean - Francois (r. 1924), the French philosopher. Acted with criticism frejdizma and marxism (" Economies of desire ", 1974), has entered concept of "postmodernism" as the main issue of our time defined by confrontation of heterogeneous ways of intellection and life-forms (" La condition postmodern ", 1979).