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(Encyclopedia) Sinding, Christian krĭsˈtyän sĭnˈdĭng [key], 1856–1941, Norwegian nationalist composer, best remembered for his lyrical, romantic piano works, including the popular Rustle of Spring. He also w...

(Encyclopedia) Weise, Christian krĭsˈtyän vīˈzə [key], 1642–1708, German didactic poet and dramatist. He wrote more than 60 plays, many of them written for production in schools. Perhaps the best-known are t...

(Encyclopedia) Christian IV, 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648), son and successor of Frederick II. After assuming (1596) personal rule from a regency, he concentrated on building the navy, indust...

(Encyclopedia) Christian iconography: see under iconography. ...

(Encyclopedia) Günther, Johann Christian günˈtər [key], 1695–1723, German lyric poet. The young Goethe was inspired by the naturalness and vigor of Günther's verse. Among his remembered poems is the drinking...

(Encyclopedia) Metz, Christian: see Amana Church Society. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bergh, Christian: see under Bergh, Henry. ...

(Encyclopedia) Christian of Brunswick or Christian of Halberstadt, 1599–1626, Protestant military leader in the Thirty Years War, titular bishop of Halberstadt (1616–23). One of the first allies of Frederick the...

(Encyclopedia) Wolf, Christian von: see Wolff, Christian von. ...

(Encyclopedia) Christian Brothers: see John Baptist de la Salle, Saint. ...