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(Encyclopedia) HerrnhutHerrnhuthĕrnˈh&oomacr;t [key], town, Saxony, SE Germany. It was founded (1722) by Graf von Zinzendorf as a colony of Moravian Brethren (see Moravian Church), and is today a…Savigny, Friedrich Karl von
(Encyclopedia) Savigny, Friedrich Karl vonSavigny, Friedrich Karl vonfrēˈdrĭkh kärl fən säˈvĭnyē [key], 1779–1861, German jurist and legal historian, a founder of the historical school of…Pappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zu
(Encyclopedia) Pappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zuPappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zugôtˈfrēt hīnˈrĭkh gräf ts&oomacr; päˈpənhīm [key], 1594–1632, German military leader, imperial field…Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus
(Encyclopedia) Paracelsus, Philippus AureolusParacelsus, Philippus Aureolusfĭlĭpˈəs ôrēōˈləs părəsĕlˈsəs [key], 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist. His original name Theophrastus Bombastus von…Herder, Johann Gottfried von
(Encyclopedia) Herder, Johann Gottfried vonHerder, Johann Gottfried vonyōˈhän gôtˈfrēt fən hĕrˈdər [key], 1744–1803, German philosopher, critic, and clergyman, b. East Prussia. Herder was an…Webern, Anton von
(Encyclopedia) Webern, Anton vonWebern, Anton vonänˈtōn fən vāˈbərn [key], 1883–1945, Austrian composer and conductor; pupil of Arnold Schoenberg. He conducted theater orchestras in Prague and in…Stein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zum
(Encyclopedia) Stein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumStein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumkärl frīˈhĕr fəm &oobreve;nt ts&oobreve;m shtīn [key], 1757–1831, Prussian statesman and reformer. Rising…Schiller, Friedrich von
(Encyclopedia) Schiller, Friedrich von, 1759–1805, German dramatist, poet, and historian, one of the greatest of German literary figures, b. Marbach, Württemberg. The poets of German romanticism were…Biographies of World War I Figures
A-H | I-M | N-S | T-Z Woodrow Wilson Related Links World War I Primer World War I Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in…Baer, Karl Ernst von
(Encyclopedia) Baer, Karl Ernst von, 1792–1876, Estonian biologist. He was a professor at Würzburg and Königsberg and from 1834 at St. Petersburg. Considered a founder of modern embryology, he…Trending
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