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Diemen, Anton van

(Encyclopedia) Diemen, Anton vanDiemen, Anton vanänˈtōn vän dēˈmən [key], 1593–1645, Dutch colonial official. As governor-general for the Dutch East India Company in the East Indies after 1636, he…

Verschaffelt, Pieter Anton

(Encyclopedia) Verschaffelt, Pieter AntonVerschaffelt, Pieter Antonpēˈtər änˈtôn vĕrskhäfˈəlt [key], 1710–93, Flemish rococo sculptor. He spent about 10 years in Rome, where he executed a monument to…

De Bary, Heinrich Anton

(Encyclopedia) De Bary, Heinrich AntonDe Bary, Heinrich Antonhīnˈrĭkh änˈtōn də bärēˈ [key], 1831–88, German botanist. He was professor at the universities of Freiburg in Breisgau (1855–66) and Halle…

Büsching, Anton Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Büsching, Anton FriedrichBüsching, Anton Friedrichänˈtōn frēˈdrĭkh büshˈĭng [key], 1724–93, German geographer and educator. He was professor of philosophy in Göttingen, was a…

Anton Philips Biography

Anton Philipselectronics manufacturerBorn: 1874Birthplace: The Netherlands Anton joined the light bulb business run by his brother Gerard in 1895; he began working as a salesperson and by…

Dolin, Sir Anton

(Encyclopedia) Dolin, Sir AntonDolin, Sir Antondōˈlĭn [key], 1904–83, English ballet dancer and choreographer, originally named Patrick Healey-Kay. Dolin joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921,…

Lenard, Philipp Eduard Anton

(Encyclopedia) Lenard, Philipp Eduard AntonLenard, Philipp Eduard Antonfēˈlĭp āˈd&oomacr;ärt änˈtōn lāˈnärt [key], 1862–1947, German physicist, b. Bratislava. After serving as professor at the…

Denikin, Anton Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia) Denikin, Anton IvanovichDenikin, Anton Ivanovichəntônˈ ēväˈnəvĭch dyĭnyēˈkĭn [key], 1872–1947, Russian general. The son of a serf, he rose from the ranks. After the Bolshevik…

Poniatowski, Józef Anton, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Poniatowski, Józef Anton, PrincePoniatowski, Józef Anton, Princey&oomacr;ˈzĕf änˈtôn pônyätôfˈskē [key], 1763–1813, Polish general and marshal of France; nephew of Stanislaus II.…