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de Duve, Christian

(Encyclopedia) de Duve, Christian (Christian Renē Maria Joseph de Duve), 1917–2013, Belgian cell biologist, b. England, M.D., Catholic Univ. of Louvain, 1941. He joined the faculty at Louvain in 1947…

Christian Catholic Church

(Encyclopedia) Christian Catholic Church, religious denomination founded (1896) in Chicago by John Alexander Dowie. Its members are sometimes known as Zionites. The church has its center in Zion, Ill…

Christian Reformed Church

(Encyclopedia) Christian Reformed Church, denomination formed after the secession of a group from the Reformed Church in America in 1857. Colonists from Holland who began settling in Michigan in 1846…

Gellert, Christian Fürchtegott

(Encyclopedia) Gellert, Christian FürchtegottGellert, Christian Fürchtegottkrĭsˈtyän fürkhˈtəgôt gĕlˈərt [key], 1715–69, German poet and moralist. His best-known works are Fabeln und Erzählungen (…

Hebbel, Christian Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Hebbel, Christian FriedrichHebbel, Christian Friedrichkrĭsˈtyän frēˈdrĭkh hĕbˈəl [key], 1813–63, German tragic dramatist. Born poor, he was largely self-educated. Hegel's historical…

Herter, Christian Archibald

(Encyclopedia) Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. Secretary of State (1959–61), b. Paris. After holding minor positions in the Dept. of State (1916–19) and the Dept. of Commerce (1921–24),…

Branner, Hans Christian

(Encyclopedia) Branner, Hans Christian, 1903–66, Danish writer. Branner's early novels, often concerned with the irrational fears of childhood, include The Child Playing on the Shore (1937). With The…

Wolff, Christian von

(Encyclopedia) Wolff or Wolf, Christian vonWolff or Wolf, Christian vonkrĭsˈtyän fən vôlf [key], 1679–1754, German philosopher. One of the first to use the German language instead of Latin, he…

Bullitt, William Christian

(Encyclopedia) Bullitt, William ChristianBullitt, William Christianb&oobreve;lˈĭt [key], 1891–1967, American diplomat, b. Philadelphia. A member of the American delegation to the Paris Peace…

veronica, Christian relic

(Encyclopedia) veronicaveronicavərŏnˈĭkə [key] [Lat., probably connected with Greek Berenice], relic preserved in St. Peter's Church, Rome. It is said to be a veil that a woman used to wipe the face…