Henning Larsen was a Danish architect known for his site-specific design philosophy grounded in the Scandinavian Modernist tradition, best exemplified in such buildings as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland.

Northwest Passage: History of exploration: Henry A. Larsen, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, made it through on a schooner.

Nella Larsen was an American novelist and short-story writer of the Harlem Renaissance. Larsen was born in Chicago to a Danish mother and a West Indian father who died when she was two years old. She studied for a year at Fisk University, one of America’s historically Black colleges and

Wolf Larsen, fictional character, a vicious ship captain in the novel The Sea Wolf (1904) by Jack

Brie Larson is an American actress whose compelling and understated performance as a young woman who has been kidnapped and held prisoner by a sexual predator in the independent film Room (2015) won her an Academy Award. Larson was mostly homeschooled by her parents, who also encouraged her early

Gary Larson is an American cartoonist best known for his single-panel comic series The Far Side, which is renowned for its scientific content and bizarre humour. Larson produced The Far Side for 15 years, from January 1980 until January 1995. Larson was raised in Tacoma, Washington, the youngest

Rent: …rock musical created by composer Jonathan Larson and recognized for raising national awareness of issues related to poverty, addiction, gentrification, and the AIDS epidemic. Inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème (1896), a classic opera depicting the tragic romance of bohemian youths in Paris, Rent

Sue: …the property with American paleontologist Peter Larson.

Stieg Larsson was a Swedish writer and activist whose posthumously published Millennium series of crime novels brought him international acclaim. Larsson grew up with his maternal grandparents in northern Sweden until age nine, when he rejoined his parents in Stockholm. As a teenager he wrote

Stieg Larsson was a Swedish writer and activist whose posthumously published Millennium series of crime novels brought him international acclaim. Larsson grew up with his maternal grandparents in northern Sweden until age nine, when he rejoined his parents in Stockholm. As a teenager he wrote

Édouard Lartet was a French geologist, archaeologist, and a principal founder of paleontology. He is credited chiefly with discovering some of the earliest known examples of Paleolithic art and with establishing a date for the Upper Paleolithic Period of the Stone Age. A magistrate in the

Édouard Lartet was a French geologist, archaeologist, and a principal founder of paleontology. He is credited chiefly with discovering some of the earliest known examples of Paleolithic art and with establishing a date for the Upper Paleolithic Period of the Stone Age. A magistrate in the

Cro-Magnon: …investigated by the French geologist Édouard Lartet, who uncovered five archaeological layers. The human bones found in the topmost layer proved to be between 10,000 and 35,000 years old. The prehistoric humans revealed by this find were called Cro-Magnon and have since been considered, along with Neanderthals (H. neanderthalensis), to…

Jacques-Henri Lartigue was a French photographer and painter noted for the spontaneous joyful photographs he took, beginning in his boyhood and continuing throughout his life. Born into a prosperous French family, Lartigue was given at age seven a large-plate camera that he operated by standing on

Jacques-Henri Lartigue was a French photographer and painter noted for the spontaneous joyful photographs he took, beginning in his boyhood and continuing throughout his life. Born into a prosperous French family, Lartigue was given at age seven a large-plate camera that he operated by standing on

herring gull, Most common of the Atlantic gulls in the Northern Hemisphere. The herring gull (Larus argentatus) has a gray mantle, flesh-coloured legs and feet, and black-and-white-spotted wing tips. Herring gulls are primarily scavengers; their populations are generally increasing because of

laughing gull, common name for the bird species Larus atricilla. See

gull: The California gull (L. californicus) of North America breeds inland and winters on the Pacific coast. This species is credited with having saved the crops of early Mormon settlers in the Salt Lake City region from destruction by the Mormon cricket, a long-horned grasshopper; it is…

gull: The ring-billed gull (L. delawarensis) is common on inland lakes in North America and often gathers in large flocks to feed on plowed fields. The sooty gull (L. hemprichi) of the western Indian Ocean has a dark brown hood and a grayish brown mantle. Ross’s gull…

gull: The kelp gull (L. dominicanus) is a very wide-ranging black-backed species of the Southern Hemisphere, including Antarctica. The laughing gull (L. atricilla), a medium-sized bird with a black head, red bill, and red feet, often gives vent to a strident, laughing call. It breeds from Maine…

gull: The sooty gull (L. hemprichi) of the western Indian Ocean has a dark brown hood and a grayish brown mantle. Ross’s gull (Rhodostethia rosea) is an attractive pinkish white bird that breeds in northern Siberia and wanders widely over the Arctic Ocean. Abounding in the Arctic,…

gull: The glaucous gull (L. hyperboreus) is mostly white with pinkish legs and a yellow bill with a red spot. It inhabits northern seas, but sometimes it winters as far south as Hawaii and the Mediterranean. The great black-backed gull (L. marinus), with a wingspread of 1.6…

gull: The great black-backed gull (L. marinus), with a wingspread of 1.6 metres (63 inches), is the largest gull. It occurs on the coasts of the North Atlantic.

Ukraine: Plant and animal life: …of the Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus). Also located on the Black Sea, the Danube Water Meadows Reserve protects the Danube River’s tidewater biota. Other reserves in Ukraine preserve segments of the forest-steppe woodland, the marshes and forests of the Polissya, and the mountains and rocky coast of Crimea.

gull: …the smallest gull is the little gull (L. minutus), a black-headed species of Europe and occasionally North America.

gull: The Pacific gull (L. pacificus) breeds in the region of Tasmania and southern Australia. The ring-billed gull (L. delawarensis) is common on inland lakes in North America and often gathers in large flocks to feed on plowed fields. The sooty gull (L. hemprichi) of the western…

gull: Bonaparte’s gull (L. philadelphia), of North America, has a black head and bill, a gray mantle, and pinkish to reddish legs. It builds a stick nest in trees and hunts for insects over ponds. In the winter it may plunge into the sea for fish.…

gull: Franklin’s gull (L. pipixcan) breeds in large colonies on inland marshes of North America and winters on the Pacific coast of South America.

charadriiform: Gulls (suborder Lari): …“hooded” gulls, exemplified by the black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) and laughing gull (L. atricilla), have a striking “swoop-and-soar” aggressive flight display, and a ground display (called the “forward”) wherein the neck is lowered, the head withdrawn and angled upward, and the wings held out from the body.

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

hookworm: Development: …aberrant infection, “creeping eruption” or cutaneous larva migrans. This disease is characterized by serpiginous tunnels in the skin caused by migrations of larvae that are unable to penetrate the innermost layers.

larvacean, any member of a group of transparent tunicates belonging to the class Appendicularia (subphylum Tunicata, phylum Chordata) that live in the open sea. The larvacean’s tadpolelike body is made up of a trunk and tail and resembles the larval form of a sea squirt, a related form from the

larvacean, any member of a group of transparent tunicates belonging to the class Appendicularia (subphylum Tunicata, phylum Chordata) that live in the open sea. The larvacean’s tadpolelike body is made up of a trunk and tail and resembles the larval form of a sea squirt, a related form from the

Lemures, in Roman religion, wicked and fearsome spectres of the dead. Appearing in grotesque and terrifying forms, they were said to haunt their living relatives and cause them injury. To propitiate these ghosts and keep them from the household, ritual observances called Lemuria were held yearly on

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

caddisfly: Life cycle: In some species the larvae form webs of debris for protection, while others form a funnel-like web between stones in running water to catch food. Some protect their bodies with cases, whereas others spin protective lairs or are free-living. They produce silk from glands on the lower lip (labium),…

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

Willi Hennig: …work in a monograph entitled Larvenformen der Dipteren (1952; “Dipterous Larvae”), which became the standard work on the subject. He later extended his studies on dipterans to include those species of the order found in New Zealand, which afforded him the opportunity to apply the principles of cladistic classification to…

laryngeal cancer, malignant tumour of the larynx (voice box). There are two types of tumours found on the larynx that can be malignant. One is called a carcinoma; the other, called a papilloma, often is benign but occasionally becomes malignant. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy

Anatolian languages: Phonological characteristics: …direct evidence for the “laryngeal” consonants reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European on purely internal grounds by linguist Ferdinand de Saussure in 1879. Study of the details of the development of these guttural (or pharyngeal) fricatives in Anatolian continues.

diphtheria: Types of diphtheria: Laryngeal diphtheria usually results from the spread of the infection downward from the nasopharynx to the larynx; the airway may become blocked and must be restored by inserting a tube or cutting an opening in the trachea (tracheotomy). Cutaneous diphtheria affects parts of the body…

childhood disease and disorder: Respiratory disorders: …the larynx (voice box) or epiglottis (the plate of cartilage that shuts off the entrance into the larynx during the process of swallowing), most often caused by viral infection; it is encountered in infants and small children. Inflammation and swelling of the vocal cords lead to respiratory obstruction, particularly in…

laryngeal hemiplegia, in horses, partial or complete paralysis of muscles controlling the vocal fold and other components of the larynx as a result of degeneration of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Laryngeal hemiplegia occurs in all breeds of horses, but mainly in large breeds, and it is probably

pharynx: The third region is the laryngeal pharynx, which begins at the epiglottis and leads down to the esophagus. Its function is to regulate the passage of air to the lungs and food to the esophagus.

laryngectomy, surgical procedure to remove all or a portion of the larynx (voice box). The procedure most often is used to treat persons affected by cancer of the larynx when chemotherapy is unsuccessful. However, it may also be performed when gunshot wounds, severe fractures, or other trauma

laryngitis, inflammation of the larynx or voice box, caused by chemical or mechanical irritation or bacterial infection. Laryngitis is classified as simple, diphtheritic, tuberculous, or syphilitic laryngitis. Simple laryngitis is usually associated with the common cold or similar infections.

laryngology, a branch of medicine dealing with the larynx, nose, and pharynx. See

pepsin: gastroesophageal reflux disease and laryngopharyngeal reflux (or extraesophageal reflux). In the latter, pepsin and acid travel all the way up to the larynx, where they can cause damage to the laryngeal mucosa and produce symptoms ranging from hoarseness and chronic cough to laryngospasm (involuntary contraction of the vocal cords)…

nasopharyngolaryngoscopy: …including the sinus openings, the larynx, and the vocal cords. The type of endoscope used for this procedure is called a nasopharyngolaryngoscope. This instrument enables a more thorough examination to be performed than is possible with indirect visualization with a mirror.

speech: Studies of register differences: Modern laryngostroboscopes employ the oscillating light of a high-power fluorescent light source that is monitored by the laryngeal vibrations through a throat microphone. Such devices, when they flash on and off at just the right rate, make the vocal cord movements appear much slower than they…

larynx, a hollow, tubular structure connected to the top of the windpipe (trachea); air passes through the larynx on its way to the lungs. The larynx also produces vocal sounds and prevents the passage of food and other foreign particles into the lower respiratory tracts. The larynx is composed of

Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in the Middle East and parts of Africa, formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945, as an outgrowth of Pan-Arabism. The founding member states were Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan (now Jordan), Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Other members are Libya

Las Alpujarras, mountainous district spanning Granada and Almería provincias (provinces) in the Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of southern Spain, stretching northward from the towns of Motril and Almería to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and forming a trough between the

Las Alpujarras, mountainous district spanning Granada and Almería provincias (provinces) in the Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of southern Spain, stretching northward from the towns of Motril and Almería to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and forming a trough between the

Las Bela, district of Kalāt division, Balochistān province, Pakistan. A former princely state, it has an area of 7,048 sq mi (18,254 sq km) and is bounded north by Khuzdār district, east by the Kīrthar Range (separating it from Sind), south by the Arabian Sea, and west by the Hāla Range. An

Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), astronomical observatory established in 1969 in the Atacama desert of Chile at an altitude of 2,282 metres (7,487 feet). It is owned by the Carnegie Institution for Science, an American private research centre. The region is well known for its remarkably clear skies

Bartolomé de Las Casas was an early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary who was the first to expose the oppression of indigenous peoples by Europeans in the Americas and to call for the abolition of slavery there. His several works include Historia de las Indias (first printed in 1875). A

Central America: Appointment of Pedrarias: Cortés first sent Francisco de Las Casas to relieve the rebellious Olid but then marched to Honduras himself to reprimand Olid. Before he arrived, however, Las Casas and González had united against Olid and put him to death. Cortés’s difficult trip to Honduras thus turned out to be…

Emmanuel, count de las Cases was a French historian best known as the recorder of Napoleon’s last conversations on St. Helena. The publication of these conversations contributed greatly to the Napoleonic legend in Europe. An officer of the royal navy, Las Cases in 1790 emigrated from France to

pre-Columbian civilizations: The Maya in the Middle Formative: It was followed by Las Charcas, a Middle Formative culture known largely from the contents of bottle-shaped pits found dug into the subsoil on the western edge of the modern city. Extremely fine ceramics have been excavated from them, including red-on-white bowls with animal figures, effigy vessels, three-footed cups,…

Las Cruces, city, seat (1852) of Doña Ana county, southern New Mexico, U.S. It lies along the Rio Grande 38 miles (61 km) northwest of El Paso, Texas. It was founded in 1848 at the end of the Mexican-American War. There are many theories surrounding the naming of the town, but none of these legends

New Mexico State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. It anchors the New Mexico State University system, which also includes two-year branches at Alamogordo, Las Cruces (Doña Ana Branch Community College), Carlsbad, and Grants. More than

Las Hurdes, region in Cáceres provincia (province), in the Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), western Spain. The high plateau of Salamanca in the central Cordillera Ridge rises almost imperceptibly to the western ranges of the Sierra de Peña de Francia, which on their southern

Las Hurdes, region in Cáceres provincia (province), in the Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), western Spain. The high plateau of Salamanca in the central Cordillera Ridge rises almost imperceptibly to the western ranges of the Sierra de Peña de Francia, which on their southern

Las Marismas, coastal marshes along the Guadalquivir estuary in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southern Spain. The region extends for more than 1,100 square miles (3,000 square km), occupying part of the provinces of Sevilla, Huelva, and Cádiz. In Roman times Las

Las Meninas, oil painting created in 1656 by iconic Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Las Meninas shows Velázquez late in his career and at the height of his powers. Its complex composition creates an unparallelled illusion of reality and is a reason that it is one of the most important paintings in

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, city and port, capital of Las Palmas provincia (province) in the Canary Islands comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Spain. Located on the northeastern coast of Gran Canaria Island, it is the largest city of the island. Founded in 1478 at the mouth of a ravine,

Las Palmas, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of the eastern Canary Islands, Spain. Las Palmas province consists of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and a few smaller islands. The city of Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria, is the capital of the

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, city and port, capital of Las Palmas provincia (province) in the Canary Islands comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Spain. Located on the northeastern coast of Gran Canaria Island, it is the largest city of the island. Founded in 1478 at the mouth of a ravine,

Puerto Vallarta, city and chief port of Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies on the Pacific coastal lowland 6 miles (10 km) south of the mouth of the Ameca River on Banderas Bay. In 1644 the Spanish established a rudimentary shipyard on Banderas Bay for expeditions bound for Baja

Las Piedras, city, southern Uruguay. It is situated in a wine-growing district just north of Montevideo. It was the site of a decisive battle (1811) in Uruguay’s struggle for independence, in which the revolutionaries defeated Spanish forces. Las Piedras is among the largest cities in Uruguay. It

Balearic Islands: …group is known as the Pitiusas and includes the islands of Ibiza (Eivissa) and Formentera. The archipelago is an extension of the sub-Baetic cordillera of peninsular Spain, and the two are linked by a sill near Cape Nao in the province of Alicante. The Balearic Islands autonomous community was established…

Las Posadas, religious festival celebrated in Mexico and some parts of the United States between December 16 and 24. Las Posadas commemorates the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a safe refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus. When they were

Las Tablas, town, southwestern Panama. It is situated on the coastal lowland of the Azuero Peninsula a few miles west of its port, Mensabé, on the Gulf of Panama. It was founded as a gold-mining centre. In addition to having administrative functions, Las Tablas is a marketing centre for the

Victoria de las Tunas, city, eastern Cuba. It is located about 45 miles (72 km) west of Holguín. The city is principally a commercial and manufacturing centre for a rich agricultural and pastoral hinterland, whose major yields are sugarcane, bananas, oranges, and cattle; beeswax and honey are also

Ciudad Acuña, city, northern Coahuila estado (state), northeastern Mexico. The city is on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) just across the U.S.-Mexico border from Del Rio, Texas, and is a port of entry. Ciudad Acuña is also a commercial and manufacturing centre for the agricultural hinterland.

Las Vegas, city, seat (1862) of San Miguel county, north-central New Mexico, U.S. It lies along the Gallinas River, at an elevation of 6,435 feet (1,961 meters), in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The original settlement (1835) developed as the Mexican port of entry on the Santa Fe Trail. The city

Las Vegas, city, seat (1909) of Clark county, southeastern Nevada, U.S. The only major city in the American West to have been founded in the 20th century, Las Vegas grew from a tiny, desert-bound railroad service centre at the outset of the 20th century to the country’s fastest-growing metropolis

Las Vegas Aces, American professional basketball team that plays in the Western Conference of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). For the first six years of its existence, the franchise was based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was named the Utah Starzz. In 2003 the team relocated to

Bank Craps, dice game, the variant of Craps most played in Nevada gambling houses. A special table and layout are used, and all bets are made against the house. A player signifies his bet by placing chips or cash on the appropriate part of the layout before any roll. It is invariably required that

Las Vegas Raiders, American professional gridiron football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada, that plays in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders have won three Super Bowl championships (1977, 1981, and 1984), one American Football League (AFL) championship (1967), and four American

Robert Stevenson: Early films: The Las Vegas Story (1952) was a disappointing film noir starring Victor Mature, Vincent Price, and Jane Russell. The movie was perhaps best remembered for the battle between the Screen Writers Guild and producer Howard Hughes, who refused to credit Paul

Las Vegas Strip, hub of casinos, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues that spans an approximately 4-mile (6-km) portion of Las Vegas Boulevard. The Strip is a major tourist attraction in the United States, raking in billions of dollars a year in profits from its casinos. Although it is

Santa Clara: The Central University of Las Villas was founded in Santa Clara in 1952. The city is situated near the geographic centre of the island, on the country’s Central Highway, and is the junction point of Cuba’s main rail lines. Pop. (2002) 210,220; (2011 est.) 205,812.

Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwestern China. It is located at an elevation of 11,975 feet (3,650 metres) in the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains of southern Tibet near the Lhasa River, a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo (Tsangpo) River (the name of the Brahmaputra River in Tibet).

chess: Origin of time controls: …a flexible system proposed by Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, a 19th-century German player and author. Lasa proposed that each player be allowed a bank of time in which to play a predetermined number of moves, such as two hours for 30 moves. This principle, adopted for the vast…

lasagna, pasta dish of Italian origin, made with broad often ruffled noodles and a tomato or white sauce. Lasagna, in the singular, is a southern Italian variation of what northern Italians call lasagne, in the plural. The name is believed to come from a Latin word for cooking pot, lasanum, though

LaSal Mountains, laccolithic segment of the Colorado Plateau, extending across San Juan and Grand counties in eastern Utah, U.S. Of volcanic origin, the peaks rise to Mount Peale (12,721 feet [3,877 metres]), the highest point in the Colorado Plateau. The region is largely embraced by a division of

Las Bela, district of Kalāt division, Balochistān province, Pakistan. A former princely state, it has an area of 7,048 sq mi (18,254 sq km) and is bounded north by Khuzdār district, east by the Kīrthar Range (separating it from Sind), south by the Arabian Sea, and west by the Hāla Range. An

Anton Francesco Grazzini was an Italian poet, playwright, and storyteller who was active in the linguistic and literary controversies of his day. Apparently educated in vernacular literature, Grazzini in 1540 took part in the founding of the Accademia degli Umidi (“Academy of the Humid”), the first

Anatolia: Late Byzantine rule: … under the dynasty of the Lascarids. Centred in the Aegean region and Bithynia, the Lascarids established a modus vivendi with the Seljuq power and retook Constantinople from the Latins in 1261. The reconquest of Constantinople was, in fact, a disaster for the empire’s Anatolian possessions, since with the transfer of…

Constantine Lascaris was a Byzantine exile, primarily a grammarian and copyist, who taught Greek in Italy. After the fall of Constantinople (1453), Lascaris went to Milan, where he became tutor to the Duke of Milan’s daughter, Ippolita Sforza, and wrote for her his Erotemata (1476). Published in

John Lascaris was a Greek scholar and diplomat whose career shows the close connections that linked political interests and humanist effort before the Protestant Reformation. A librarian to Lorenzo de’ Medici, Lascaris toured the Levant (1489–92), and his records of the manuscripts he sought,

Michael VIII Palaeologus: Early years: …regent for Theodore’s six-year-old son, John Lascaris. Gradually usurping more and more authority, Michael seized the throne and early in 1259 was crowned emperor after shunting aside and blinding the rightful heir, his charge, John. Faced with rebellion by Lascarid supporters in Asia Minor, Michael succeeded, in the eyes of…

Theodore I Lascaris was the first emperor of Nicaea, which was recognized as the Byzantine government-in-exile and as the legitimate successor of the Byzantine Empire during the Crusaders’ occupation of Constantinople. He was a son-in-law and heir of the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus. After

Lascaux, cave containing one of the most outstanding displays of prehistoric art yet discovered. Located above the Vézère River valley near Montignac, in Dordogne, France, the cave is a short distance upstream from the Eyzies-de-Tayac series of caves. Lascaux, together with some two dozen other

Lascaux, cave containing one of the most outstanding displays of prehistoric art yet discovered. Located above the Vézère River valley near Montignac, in Dordogne, France, the cave is a short distance upstream from the Eyzies-de-Tayac series of caves. Lascaux, together with some two dozen other

Christian Democratic Union: History: …emerged to anoint CDU leader Armin Laschet as her designated successor. Merkel’s endorsement may have brought some wavering CDU-CSU supporters to the polls, but it was ultimately not enough. The CDU-CSU won less than a quarter of the vote, its worst performance in a federal election in the postwar era.

Thomas Cranmer: Achievements under Edward VI: …1547, as either the Pole Jan Laski the Younger or the Englishman Nicholas Ridley, both men possessed of a more determined and unquestioning temper than was the archbishop. The ferment of those years also produced Cranmer’s Forty-two Articles (1553), a set of doctrinal formulas defining the dogmatic position of the…