In dictionaries:
Nicolas Poussin
French painter, classical Baroque style.
saint nicolas
Patron saint of children, generosity.
Nicolas Cage
Actor known for intense roles.
Nicolas Malebranche
French philosopher, Oratorian priest, rationalist.
Nicolas Roeg
Nicolas Jack Roeg (15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing Performance, Walkabout, Don't Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Bad Timing and The Witches.
nicolas boileau
Nicolas Sarkozy
Former French President, controversial figure.
nicolas perrot
Nicolas Perrot, a French explorer, fur trader, and diplomat, was one of the first European men to travel in the Upper Mississippi Valley, in what is now Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Nicolas Fouquet
Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et
nicolas copernicus
Nicolas Jenson
Nicholas (or Nicolas) Jenson (c. 1420–1480) was a French engraver, pioneer, printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice, Italy.
Nicolas Appert
(17 November 1749 – 1 June 1841) a French confectioner and inventor who, in the early 19th century, invented airtight food preservation.
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