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Von Stroheim, Erich

(Encyclopedia) Von Stroheim, Erich (Hans Erich Marie Stroheim von Nordenaall)Von Stroheim, Erichāˈrĭkh fən shtrōˈhīm [key], 1885–1957, Austrian-American film director, writer, and actor. He came to…

Segal, Erich

novelistBirthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.Born: 6/16/37

Remarque, Erich Maria

(Encyclopedia) Remarque, Erich MariaRemarque, Erich Mariaāˈrĭkh märēˈä rəmärkˈ [key], 1898–1970, German-American novelist, whose original name was Erich Paul Remark. From his experience of trench…

Haas, Arthur Erich

(Encyclopedia) Haas, Arthur ErichHaas, Arthur Erichhäs [key], 1884–1941, American physicist and educator, b. Bohemia. He was professor of physics at Vienna, Leipzig, London, and, from 1936, the Univ…

Drygalski, Erich von

(Encyclopedia) Drygalski, Erich vonDrygalski, Erich vonāˈrĭkh fən drēgälˈskē [key], 1865–1949, German polar explorer. A professor of geography at the Univ. of Munich, he led an expedition that…

Raeder, Erich

(Encyclopedia) Raeder, ErichRaeder, Erichāˈrĭkh rāˈdər [key], 1876–1960, German admiral. As chief of staff to Admiral Franz von Hipper in World War I, he took part in the battles of Dogger Bank (1915…

Erich Segal Biography

writer and scholarBorn: June 16, 1937Died: January 9, 2010 (London, England) Best Known as: author of Love Story Segal is best known for writing Love Story…

Heckel, Erich

(Encyclopedia) Heckel, ErichHeckel, Erichāˈrĭkh hĕkˈəl [key], 1883–1970, German painter. In 1905, Heckel, together with Kirchner and Schmidt-Rottluff, founded the Brücke in Dresden. His paintings of…

Mendelsohn, Erich

(Encyclopedia) Mendelsohn, ErichMendelsohn, Erichāˈrĭkh mĕnˈdəlzōn [key], 1887–1953, German architect, pioneer of expressionism. He is best known for his exuberant, sculptural design for the Einstein…

Falkenhayn, Erich von

(Encyclopedia) Falkenhayn, Erich vonFalkenhayn, Erich vonāˈrĭkh fən fälˈkənhīn [key], 1861–1922, German military officer. Minister of war from 1906 to 1915, he succeeded (1914) Moltke as chief of the…