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Jacques A. Bailly (born January 28, 1966) is an American professor who has served as the Scripps National Spelling Bee's official pronouncer since 2003. [1]
The 53rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Capital Hilton on May 28–29, 1980, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.. The winner was 14-year-old Jacques Bailly of Denver, Colorado, an eighth-grader at St. Vincent de Paul School, winning on the word "elucubrate" (which is a learned discourse in writing).
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Jacques Bailly (1966– ), classics scholar, Scripps National Spelling Bee pronouncer [6] Thomas Bopp (1949–2018), astronomer and co-discoverer of comet Hale-Bopp [7] Jason Box (1970– ), climatologist, geographer [8] Hendrika B. Cantwell (1925– ), Dutch-American clinical professor of pediatrics, advocate for abused and neglected children [9]
The Bailly House, where he lived and had his studio until his death in 1977, is recognized as a historic place by the Canadian Register of Historic Places. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The Pelham Street house is the oldest building in Lunenburg, [ 16 ] and his brother Donald continued living there after Earl died.
The layout of the maze was unusual, as there was no central goal, and, despite the five-metre-high (16 ft) hedges, allowed glimpses ahead. [6] Jean-Aymar Piganiol de La Force in his Nouvelle description du château et parc de Versailles et de Marly (1702) describes the labyrinth as a "network of allées bordered with palisades where it is easy to get lost."