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(Encyclopedia) waltz, romantic dance in moderate triple time. It evolved from the German Ländler and became popular in the 18th cent. The dance is smooth, graceful, and vital in performance. The…Graupner, Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Graupner, ChristophGraupner, Christophkrĭsˈtôf groupˈnər [key], 1693–1760, German composer, studied at Leipzig with Johann Heinichen and Johann Kuhnau. After playing harpsichord at the…Dahlmann, Friedrich Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Dahlmann, Friedrich ChristophDahlmann, Friedrich Christophfrēˈdrĭkh krĭsˈtôf dälˈmän [key], 1785–1860, German historian. He was dismissed from his professorship at Göttingen for…Eucken, Rudolf Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Eucken, Rudolf ChristophEucken, Rudolf Christophr&oomacr;ˈdôlf krĭsˈtôf oikˈən [key], 1846–1926, German philosopher, studied at Göttingen and Berlin. He taught philosophy at Basel…Scheiner, Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Scheiner, ChristophScheiner, Christophkrĭsˈtôf shīnˈər [key], 1579?–1650, German astronomer and mathematician, a Jesuit priest. He taught at Ingolstadt, Rome, and elsewhere and became…Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Lichtenberg, Georg ChristophLichtenberg, Georg Christophgāˈôrkh krĭsˈtôf lĭkhˈtənbĕrk [key], 1742–99, German physicist and satirist. He taught at the Univ. of Göttingen, where his…Buys Ballot, Christoph Heinrich Diedrich
(Encyclopedia) Buys Ballot, Christoph Heinrich DiedrichBuys Ballot, Christoph Heinrich Diedrichkrĭsˈtôf hīnˈrĭkh dēdˈrĭkh boisˈ bälōˈ [key], 1817–90, Dutch meteorologist. Director of the Dutch Royal…Schwerin, Kurt Christoph, Graf von
(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…Diabelli, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Diabelli, AntonioDiabelli, Antonioäntôˈnyō dēäbĕlˈlē [key], 1781–1858, Austrian music publisher. He published works by Beethoven and Schubert and composed the waltz theme of Beethoven'…Dohnányi, Christoph von
(Encyclopedia) Dohnányi, Christoph von: see under Ernst von Dohnányi.Trending
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