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Roon, Albrecht Theodor Emil, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Roon, Albrecht Theodor Emil, Graf vonRoon, Albrecht Theodor Emil, Graf vonälˈbrĕkht tāˈōdôr āˈmēl gräf fən rōn [key], 1803–79, Prussian field marshal. A military reformer, he…

Arnim, Achim von

(Encyclopedia) Arnim, Achim or Joachim vonArnim, Achim or Joachim vonäkhˈĭm, yōäkhˈĭm, fən ärˈnĭm [key], 1781–1831, German writer of the romantic school. He is best remembered for his work with his…

Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von

(Encyclopedia) Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst vonWeber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst vonfrēˈdrĭkh ĕrnst fən vāˈbər [key], 1786–1826, German composer and pianist; pupil of Michael Haydn and Abbé…

von der Leyen, Ursula

(Encyclopedia) von der Leyen, Ursula, 1958–, German politician, b. Brussels, Belgium, as Ursula Albrecht. She studied economics and medicine, worked (1988–92) at Hanover Medical School's (MHH)…

Entertainment Bios — K

Pauline KaelMadeline KahnLawrence KasdanPatrick KavanaghDanny KayeElia KazanBuster KeatonDiane KeatonMichael KeatonCatherine KeenerBob KeeshanHarvey KeitelBrian KeithSally KellermanDavid E.…

Sachs, Julius von

(Encyclopedia) Sachs, Julius vonSachs, Julius vonfə zäks [key], 1832–97, German botanist. A professor at the Univ. of Würzburg from 1868, he was a founder of experimental plant physiology. He…

Krusenstern, Adam Johann von

(Encyclopedia) Krusenstern, Adam Johann vonKrusenstern, Adam Johann vonäˈdäm yōˈhän fən kr&oomacr;ˈzənshtĕrn [key], 1770–1846, Russian navigator. From 1803 to 1806 he circumnavigated the globe.…

Lichnowsky, Karl Max, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia) Lichnowsky, Karl Max, Fürst vonLichnowsky, Karl Max, Fürst vonkärl mäks fürst fən lĭkhnôfˈskē [key], 1860–1928, German diplomat, ambassador to London (1912–14). In a privately…

Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel von

(Encyclopedia) Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel vonGrimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel vonhäns yäˈkôp krĭsˈtôfəl fən grĭmˈəlshouˌzən [key], 1625–76, German novelist. Impressed into the…