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(Encyclopedia) Schiller, Friedrich von, 1759–1805, German dramatist, poet, and historian, one of the greatest of German literary figures, b. Marbach, Württemberg. The poets of German romanticism were…
(Encyclopedia) Marschall von Bieberstein, Adolf, BaronMarschall von Bieberstein, Adolf, Baronäˈdôlf märˈshäl fən bēˈbərshtīn [key], 1842–1912, German diplomat. After years in the administrative…
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(Encyclopedia) Görtz, Georg Heinrich vonGörtz, Georg Heinrich vongāˈôrk hīnˈrĭkh fən görts [key], 1668–1719, Swedish diplomat and financial expert, a German. While in the service of Frederick V, duke…
(Encyclopedia) Schwerin, Kurt Christoph, Graf vonSchwerin, Kurt Christoph, Graf vonk&oobreve;rt krĭsˈtôf gräf fən shvārēnˈ [key], 1684–1757, Prussian field marshal. He was one of the most…
(Encyclopedia) Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf vonWrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf vonfrēˈdrĭkh hīnˈrĭkh ĕrnst gräf fən vrängˈəl [key], 1784–1877, Prussian field marshal. He fought in…
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