(Encyclopedia) Weizsäcker, Richard Karl Freiherr von, 1920–2015, German political leader. After serving in World War II, Weizsäcker earned a law degree from the Univ. of Göttingen (1953), then worked…
(Encyclopedia) Wallenstein or Waldstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius vonWallenstein or Waldstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius vonwälˈənstīn, Ger. älˈbrĕkht vĕnˈtsəl oizāˈbē&oobreve;s fən välˈənshtīn,…
(Encyclopedia) Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger von, 1899–1956, Austrian politician, a descendant of the 17th-century general of the same name. He took part in Hitler's “beer-hall putsch” of 1923 (see…
(Encyclopedia) Sirk, Douglas, 1900–87, German-American film director, b. Hamburg as Claus Detlef Sierck. A successful director in German theater and film, he fled the Nazi regime in 1937. Two years…
(Encyclopedia) Euler-Chelpin, Hans Karl August Simon von, 1873–1964, Swedish biochemist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1895. He spent his entire career at Stockholm Univ., first as professor and…
(Encyclopedia) Leibniz or Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron vonLeibniz or Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron vonboth: gôtˈfrēt vĭlˈhĕlm bärônˈ fan līpˈnĭts [key], 1646–1716, German philosopher and…
Ron Silver(Ron Zimelman)actorBorn: 7/2/1946Birthplace: New York City After a series of minor roles in film in the 1970s, Silver won acclaim for his portrayal of Claus von Bulow's defense…
(Encyclopedia) minnesingerminnesingermĭnˈĭsĭngˌər [key], a medieval German knight, poet, and singer of Minne, or courtly love. Originally imitators of Provençal troubadours, minnesingers developed…
(Encyclopedia) Bismarck, Otto vonBismarck, Otto vonbĭzˈmärk, Ger. ôˈtō fən bĭsˈmärk [key], 1815–98, German statesman, known as the Iron Chancellor.
The Bismarckian era closed with the death of…
(Encyclopedia) NovalisNovalisnōväˈlĭs [key], pseud. of Friederich von HardenbergFriederich von Hardenbergfrēˈdrĭkh fən härˈdənbĕrk [key], 1772–1801, German poet. He studied philosophy under Schiller…
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