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Hildegard of Bingen, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Hildegard of Bingen, SaintHildegard of Bingen, Sainthĭlˈdəgärthˌ, bĭngˈən [key], 1098–1179, German nun, mystic, composer, writer, and cultural figure, Doctor of the Church, known as…

Heinse, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Heinse, WilhelmHeinse, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm hīnˈsə [key], 1746–1803, German novelist. His principal novels, Ardinghello; or, An Artist's Rambles in Sicily (1787, tr. 1839) and Hildegard von…

Bingen

(Encyclopedia) Bingen Bingen bĭngˈən [key] or Bingen am Rhein Bingen am Rhein…

Hildegarde

(Hildegarde Loretta Sell) singerBirthplace: Adell, Wis.Born: 1906Died: 2005

Hildegarde 2005 Deaths

HildegardeAge: 99 cabaret singer whose career spanned seven decades. She was known for performing in couture gowns, sparkling jewels, and white gloves. At the peak of her career, in the 1930s…

Hildegard Knef Biography

Hildegard Knefactress and singerBorn: Dec. 28, 1925Birthplace: Ulm, Germany Knef, a German actress and smoky-voiced singer, earned fame in the U.S. for her performance as a Soviet commissar…

Lorelei

(Encyclopedia) LoreleiLoreleilôrˈəlī, Ger. lōˈrəlī [key], cliff, 433 ft (132 m) high, on the right bank of the Rhine River, near St. Goarshausen, W Germany, about midway between Koblenz and Bingen.…

Hildegard Knef 2002 Deaths

Hildegard KnefAge: 76 German actress and smoky-voiced singer who earned fame in the U.S. for her performance as a Soviet commissar in Cole Porter's Silk Stockings. She starred opposite…