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Mansfeld, Peter Ernst von
(Encyclopedia) Mansfeld, Peter Ernst vonMansfeld, Peter Ernst vonpāˈtər ĕrnst fən mänsˈfĕlt [key], 1580?–1626, military commander in the Thirty Years War. Illegitimate son of a governor for the…Zinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig, Graf von
(Encyclopedia) Zinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig, Graf vonZinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig, Graf vonnēˈkōlous l&oobreve;tˈvĭkh gräf fən tsĭnˈtsəndôrf [key], 1700–1760, German churchman, patron and bishop of…games, theory of
(Encyclopedia) games, theory of, group of mathematical theories first developed by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern. A game consists of a set of rules governing a competitive situation in which…William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
(Encyclopedia) William II, 1859–1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888–1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England.…Chimborazo
(Encyclopedia) ChimborazoChimborazochēmbōräˈsō [key], inactive volcano, 20,577 ft (6,272 m) high, central Ecuador; the highest in Ecuador. Its summit is always snowcapped. First explored by Alexander…Herrnhut
(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…