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Gotthelf, Jeremias
(Encyclopedia) Gotthelf, JeremiasGotthelf, Jeremiasyārāmēˈäs gôtˈhĕlf [key], 1797–1854, Swiss writer and clergyman. His real name was Albert Bitzius; his pen name is that of the hero of his…Nymphenburg
(Encyclopedia) NymphenburgNymphenburgnümˈfənb&oobreve;rkh [key], group of châteaus and a large park, Munich, Bavaria, S Germany. The main building is the Nymphenburg château (built 1664–1728),…Girtin, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Girtin, ThomasGirtin, Thomasgûrˈtən [key], 1775–1802, English draftsman and watercolorist. He was apprenticed to an engraver but was employed, together with J. M. W. Turner, to make…Yeshiva University
(Encyclopedia) Yeshiva University, in New York City; mainly coeducational; begun 1886 as Yeshiva Eitz Chaim, a Jewish theological seminary, chartered 1928 as Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary…Albertus Magnus, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Albertus Magnus, SaintAlbertus Magnus, Saintălbûrˈtəs măgˈnəs [key], or Saint Albert the Great, b. 1193 or 1206, d. 1280, scholastic philosopher, Doctor of the Church, called the…Friesland
(Encyclopedia) Friesland Friesland frēzˈlənd, Du. frēsˈlänt [key] or Frisia…Wends
(Encyclopedia) Wends or Sorbs, Slavic people (numbering about 60,000) of Brandenburg and Saxony, E Germany, in Lusatia. They speak Lusatian (also known as Sorbic or Wendish), a West Slavic language…Warner Brothers
(Encyclopedia) Warner Brothers, American movie studio executives and producers. Sons of poor E European Jewish immigrants, the brothers were Harry Morris (1881–1958), Albert (1884–1967), Samuel Louis…Albert May TODD, Congress, MI (1850-1931)
TODD Albert May , a Representative from Michigan; born near Nottawa, St. Joseph County, Mich., June 3, 1850; attended the district school and was graduated from Sturgis (Mich.) High School;…Augustus Albert HARDENBERGH, Congress, NJ (1830-1889)
HARDENBERGH Augustus Albert , a Representative from New Jersey; born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., May 18, 1830; attended Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., in 1844; took up…Trending
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