(Encyclopedia) Johannes von Saaz (Johannes von Tepl)Johannes von Saazyōhänˈəs fən zäts, tĕpˈəl [key], c.1350–c.1414, Bohemian humanist and writer. Johannes is best known for his powerful work Der…
(Encyclopedia) Kerschensteiner, Georg MichaelKerschensteiner, Georg Michaelgēˈôrg mĭshˈal kârˈshan-shtīˌnûr [key], 1854–1932, German educational theorist. Educated in Munich, he taught math in…
(Encyclopedia) Kraus, KarlKraus, Karlkärl krous [key], 1874–1936, Austrian essayist and poet, b. Bohemia. His satirical review the Fackel lashed out at hypocrisy, intellectual corruption, and the…
(Encyclopedia) Grätz or Graetz, HeinrichGrätz or Graetz, Heinrichboth: hīnˈrĭkh grĕts [key], 1817–91, German Jewish historian. He was the first modern historian to write, from a Jewish perspective, a…
Sam WaltonretailerBorn: 3/29/1918Birthplace: Kingfisher, Okla. After graduating from the University of Missouri, he began his career as a retail merchant when he opened the first of several…
(Encyclopedia) Lenz, Jakob Michael ReinholdLenz, Jakob Michael Reinholdyäˈkôp mĭkhˈäĕl rīnˈhôlt lĕnts [key], 1751–92, German writer. He was a friend of Goethe, whom he first imitated, then lampooned…
(Encyclopedia) Lind, Jenny, 1820–87, Swedish soprano. She made her debut in 1838 as Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz. She studied in Paris and sang in Germany, England, and Sweden. In 1849 she…
(Encyclopedia) Müller, WilhelmMüller, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlmˌ mŭlˈər [key], 1794–1827, German lyric poet; father of Max Müller. His Lieder der Griechen (5 vol., 1821–24) was inspired by the Greek struggle…
(Encyclopedia) Drude, Paul Karl LudwigDrude, Paul Karl Ludwigpoul kärl l&oobreve;tˈvĭkh dr&oomacr;ˈdə [key], 1863–1906, German physicist. Drude first experimented with the physical…
(Encyclopedia) Huch, RicardaHuch, Ricardarēkärˈdä h&oobreve;kh [key], 1864–1947, German novelist, historian, and poet. She is best known for her historical romances of Garibaldi, Defeat and…
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