(Encyclopedia) Benedek, Ludwig vonBenedek, Ludwig vonl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh fən bāˈnədĕkˌ [key], 1804–81, Austrian general. Entering the army in 1822, he served in the suppression of the Polish…
(Encyclopedia) Schlegel, Friedrich vonSchlegel, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh [key]Schlegel, Friedrich von fən shlāˈgəl [key], 1772–1829, German philosopher, critic, and writer, most prominent of the…
(Encyclopedia) Henselt, Adolf vonHenselt, Adolf vonäˈdôlf fən hĕnˈzəlt [key], 1814–89, German pianist and composer. One of the most brilliant performers of his time, he gave up his concert career in…
(Encyclopedia) Bergmann, Ernst vonBergmann, Ernst vonĕrnst fən bĕrgˈmän [key], 1836–1907, German surgeon, b. Riga. He became a professor at the Univ. of Berlin in 1882. He contributed to the modern…
(Encyclopedia) Reinmar von ZweterReinmar von Zwetertsvāˈtər [key], c.1200–c.1260, German minnesinger. He is best known for his Sprüche, short and often satirical verses on politics, religion, morals…
(Encyclopedia) Jagow, Gottlieb vonJagow, Gottlieb vongôtˈlēp fən yäˈgō [key], 1863–1935, German diplomat and foreign minister (1913–16). In the negotiations preceding World War I he sought to give…
(Encyclopedia) Sickingen, Franz vonSickingen, Franz vonfränts fən zĭˈkĭngən [key], 1481–1523, German knight. Placed under the ban of the Holy Roman Empire because of his profitable forays along the…
(Encyclopedia) Bode, Wilhelm vonBode, Wilhelm vonvĭlˈhĕlm fən [key]Bode, Wilhelm von bōˈdə [key], 1845–1929, German art critic and writer. He abandoned law for art and archaeology in 1869. In 1872 he…
(Encyclopedia) von Euler, Ulf, 1905–83, Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist, Ph.D. Karolinska Institute, 1930. He was a professor at the Karolinska Institute from 1930 to 1971. Von Euler won the…
(Encyclopedia) Görres, Joseph vonGörres, Joseph vonyōˈzĕf fən görˈəs [key], 1776–1848, German historian, journalist, and writer. As lecturer on philosophy at the Univ. of Heidelberg he befriended…
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