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(Encyclopedia) Saaz, Johannes von: see Johannes von Saaz. ...

(Encyclopedia) Tepl, Johannes von: see Johannes von Saaz. ...

(Encyclopedia) Eschenbach, Wolfram von: see Wolfram von Eschenbach. ...

(Encyclopedia) Götz von Berlichingen: see Berlichingen, Götz von. ...

(Encyclopedia) Frisch, Karl von frĭsh [key], 1887–1982, Austrian zoologist, b. Vienna, Austria. He studied zoology with Richard von Hertwig, whom he later succeeded as professor of zoology at Munich Univ. For his...

(Encyclopedia) Dohnányi, Christoph von: see under Ernst von Dohnányi. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jawlensky, Aleksey von əlyĭksyāˈ vôn youlĕnˈskē [key], 1864–1941, Russian painter. He went to Munich in 1896 and met Kandinsky, with whom he was associated in avant-garde groups. A hint of f...

(Encyclopedia) Gandersheim, Hrotswith or Roswitha von: see Hrotswith von Gandersheim. ...

(Encyclopedia) von Braun, Wernher vôn broun [key], 1912–77, German-American rocket scientist and astronautics engineer, b. Germany, grad. Berlin Technological Institute (B.S., 1932), Univ. of Berlin (Ph.D., 1934)...

(Encyclopedia) Johannes von Saaz (Johannes von Tepl) yōhänˈəs fən zäts, tĕpˈəl [key], c.1350–c.1414, Bohemian humanist and writer. Johannes is best known for his powerful work Der Ackermann aus Böhmen (c...