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LEFT LEMAN 452 LEMOINE born in Vennecy (Loiret), France, April 27, 1853. He was the author of five vol- umes of literary biographies, "Contemp- oraries" (1885-1895). He was for many years dramatic critic of the "Journal des Debats." His debut as a dramatist was made at the Odeon with "La Revoltee" (1889), followed by "Deputy Leveau" (1890) ; "Bertrade," "The Kings" (1893), and "The Pardon" (1895). He is the author of two volumes of poems, "Medallions" (1880) and "Petites Orien- tales" (1882) ; "Corneille and Aristotle's Poetics" (1888); "Myrrha: Stories" (1894). Died, Paris, Aug. 6, 1914. LEMAN, GENERAL, a Belgian sol- dier. He was born at Liege in 1851 and was educated at the Athenaeum, Brussels, after which he went into the army and attended a military school. He showed considerable talent and was gradually promoted until he had command of the GENERAL LEMAN Belgian army situated at the stronghold of Liege. He commanded the Belgian forces that opposed the invasion of the German army in 1914, and was res- cued from under the ruins of a fort de- stroyed by the big German guns. He died in 1921. LEMAN, LAKE. See GENEVA, LAKE. LE MANS. See Mans, Le. LEMBEBG (formerly Lowenburg; Polish name "Lw6w*'), the capital of the Austrian district of Galicia and Lodo- meria; on a tributary of the Bug, in a narrow basin among hills, 212 miles E. of Cracow. It is defended by a citadel, around which the modern town has grown up. Lemberg is the seat of a Roman Catholic, a Greek United, and an Armenian archbishop, and has nearly 30 churches. The Dominican contains a greatly venerated image of the Virgin; the Greek cathedral, built in the Italian style in 1740-1779; the Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral (1350-1640) ; and the Armenian cathedral, dating from the 14th century. Here also is the seat of the national institute founded (1784) by Joseph II., with a library of over 81,000 volumes and 3,000 MSS., chiefly of Polish literature. There is a considerable trade in flax, hemp, cloth, leather, and agri- cultural products. The manufactures embrace machinery, earthen-ware, oil, beer, etc. Founded in 1259, Lemberg was an important city of Poland from 1340. It has been several times besieged, on the last occasion in 1848. It fell to Austria at the first partition of Poland. In the World War when the Russians overran Galicia in 1914, Lemberg was captured on Sept. 3. It was retaken by the Germans June 22, 1915. Pop. about 212,000. LEMNOS, a Turkish island in the N. part of the .^gean Sea; 40 miles S. E. of Mount Athos and about the same dis- tance S. W. of the Dardanelles. It is nearly split in two by a large bay on the S. coast and another on the N. coast. Area, 180 square miles; pop. about 27,- 000, all Greeks, except 5,000 Turks. The principal products are corn, wine, and tobacco. In antiquity and all through the Middle Ages the most notable product of the island was the "Lemnian earth," in general request as an antidote against snake bites, also as a remedy in cases of plague, dysentery, etc. It was extracted only on one day in the year, August 6, with an accompaniment of religious cere- monies, from a spot near the ruined site of the ancient city Hephjestia, in the N. E. of the island. It has now gone out of repute, and very little is extracted every year. Lemnos was regarded by the Greeks as sacred to Hephaestus. It was conquered by the Persians in the reign of Darius Hystaspes ; but Miltiades wrested it from them for the Athenians. In 1657 it passed into the hands of the Turks, from the Venetians. The chief town is Kastro (the ancient Myrina), a fortified place on the W. coast. Pop. about 3,000. LEMOINE, FRANCOIS, a French his- torical painter; born* in Paris in 1688. In 1718 he became a member of the Academy, and in 1723 was appointed pro- fessor of the Academy. He painted the chapel of the Holy Virgin in the church of St. Sulpice, and subsequently