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(Encyclopedia) Martin de Porres: see Porres, Saint Martin de. ...

(Encyclopedia) Andersen Nexø, Martin: see Nexø, Martin Andersen. ...

(Encyclopedia) Conway, Sir Martin: see Conway of Allington, William Martin Conway, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Provensen, Martin: see Provensen, Alice. ...

(Encyclopedia) Behaim, Behem, or Boeheim, Martin all: bāˈhīm [key], b. 1436? or 1459?, d. 1506?, German traveler and cosmographer. He studied (possibly under Regiomontanus) astronomy, navigation, and mathematics....

(Encyclopedia) Saint Martin's, England: see Scilly Islands. ...

(Encyclopedia) Saint Martin săN märtăNˈ [key], Du. Sint Maarten, island, 37 sq mi (96 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands. Since its occupation in 1648 by the Dutch and the French, it has been divide...

(Encyclopedia) Buber, Martin bo͞oˈbĕr [key], 1878–1965, Jewish philosopher, b. Vienna. Educated at German ...

(Encyclopedia) Opitz, Martin märˈtĭn ōˈpĭts [key], 1597–1639, leader of the Silesian school of German poetry. His influence as poet, critic, and metrical reformer was widely recognized during his time; he wa...

(Encyclopedia) Bormann, Martin bôrˈmän [key], 1900–1945, German National Socialist (Nazi) leader. He met Adolf Hitler in 1924 and soon became an important figure in the Nazi party hierarchy. He succeeded Rudolf...