(Encyclopedia) Krusenstern, Adam Johann vonKrusenstern, Adam Johann vonäˈdäm yōˈhän fən kr&oomacr;ˈzənshtĕrn [key], 1770–1846, Russian navigator. From 1803 to 1806 he circumnavigated the globe.…
(Encyclopedia) Bellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonBellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonhīnˈrĭkh, fən bĕlgärdˈ [key], 1756–1845, Austrian soldier and statesman. He fought against the French in the French…
(Encyclopedia) Holstein, Friedrich vonHolstein, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh fən hôlˈshtīn [key], 1837–1909, German diplomat. After the Congress of Berlin (1878) he became a powerful figure in shaping…
(Encyclopedia) Hutten, Ulrich vonHutten, Ulrich von&oobreve;lˈrĭkh fən h&oobreve;tˈən [key], 1488–1523, German humanist and poet, partisan of the Reformation, an outstanding figure in German…
(Encyclopedia) Gentz, Friedrich vonGentz, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh fən gĕnts [key], 1764–1832, German conservative political theorist. Admirer of the English political system of checks and balances,…
(Encyclopedia) Frundsberg, Georg vonFrundsberg, Georg vongāˈôrkh fən fr&oobreve;ntsˈbĕrkh [key], 1473–1528, German commander in the service of Holy Roman emperors Maximilian I and Charles V. He…
(Encyclopedia) Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron vonRichthofen, Ferdinand, Baron vonfĕrˈdēnänt bärōnˈ fən rĭkhtˈhōfən [key], 1833–1905, German geographer, geologist, and traveler. He took part in a…
(Encyclopedia) Salza, Hermann vonSalza, Hermann vonhĕrˈmän fən zälˈtsä [key], d. 1239, grand master (1210–39) of the Teutonic Knights. A friend and adviser of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, he…
(Encyclopedia) Hofmann, August Wilhelm vonHofmann, August Wilhelm vonouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm fən hôfˈmän [key], 1818–92, German organic chemist. He was professor at the Univ. of Berlin from 1865…
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