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Dyck, Sir Anthony van
(Encyclopedia) Dyck, Sir Anthony van: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.Athlone, Godart van Ginkel, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Athlone, Godart van Ginkel, 1st earl of: see Ginkel, Godart van.Keppel, Arnold Joost van
(Encyclopedia) Keppel, Arnold Joost van: see Albemarle, Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st earl of.Mieris
(Encyclopedia) MierisMierismēˈrĭs [key], family of Dutch genre and portrait painters of Leiden. Frans van Mieris, 1635–81, the most important, was the son of a goldsmith and pupil of Gerard Dou. His…Rothenburg ob der Tauber
(Encyclopedia) Rothenburg ob der TauberRothenburg ob der Tauberrōˈtənb&oomacr;rkh ôp dĕr touˈbər [key], town (1994 pop. 12,001), Bavaria, S Germany, on the Tauber River. One of the best-preserved…Bastian, Adolf
(Encyclopedia) Bastian, AdolfBastian, Adolfäˈdôlf bäsˈtyän [key], 1826–1905, German anthropologist. Often called the father of ethnography, he recorded his observations of peoples and cultures in Der…Anzengruber, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Anzengruber, LudwigAnzengruber, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh änˈtsəngr&oomacr;ˌbər [key], 1839–89, Austrian writer. An actor and a clerk in the imperial police, Anzengruber had…Mülheim an der Ruhr
(Encyclopedia) Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim an der Ruhrmülˈhīm än dĕr r&oomacr;r [key] or Mülheim, city (1994 pop. 177,175), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Ruhr River. It is an…Marschner, Heinrich August
(Encyclopedia) Marschner, Heinrich AugustMarschner, Heinrich Augusthīnˈrĭkh ouˈg&oobreve;st märshˈnər [key], 1795–1861, German opera composer. Marschner's first opera, Heinrich IV und d'Aubigné,…Wedekind, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Wedekind, FrankWedekind, Frankfrängk vāˈdəkĭnt [key], 1864–1918, German dramatist. He was also a journalist and publicist, and he worked on the staff of Simplicissimus. A forerunner of…Trending
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