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Webern, Anton von
(Encyclopedia) Webern, Anton vonWebern, Anton vonänˈtōn fən vāˈbərn [key], 1883–1945, Austrian composer and conductor; pupil of Arnold Schoenberg. He conducted theater orchestras in Prague and in…Brewer's: Charlemagne
His nine wives were Hamiltrude, a poor Frankish woman, who bore him several children; Desiderata, who was divorced; Hildegarde, Fastrade (daughter of Count Rodólph the Saxon), and…800 meters
800 metersYear Time 1928 Lina Radke, GER 2:16.8 WR1932-56 Not held 1960 Lyudmila Shevtsova, USSR 2:04.3 WR1964 Ann Packer, GBR 2:01.1 OR1968 Madeline Manning, USA 2:00.9 OR1972 Hildegard…Stein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zum
(Encyclopedia) Stein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumStein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumkärl frīˈhĕr fəm &oobreve;nt ts&oobreve;m shtīn [key], 1757–1831, Prussian statesman and reformer. Rising…Schiller, Friedrich von
(Encyclopedia) Schiller, Friedrich von, 1759–1805, German dramatist, poet, and historian, one of the greatest of German literary figures, b. Marbach, Württemberg. The poets of German romanticism were…Biographies of World War I Figures
A-H | I-M | N-S | T-Z Woodrow Wilson Related Links World War I Primer World War I Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in…Baer, Karl Ernst von
(Encyclopedia) Baer, Karl Ernst von, 1792–1876, Estonian biologist. He was a professor at Würzburg and Königsberg and from 1834 at St. Petersburg. Considered a founder of modern embryology, he…Coronel
(Encyclopedia) Coronel Coronel kōrōnĕlˈ [key], S central Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Part of the Great…Carlos, prince of the Asturias
(Encyclopedia) Carlos, 1545–68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal. Don Carlos, who seems to have been mentally unbalanced and subject to fits of homicidal mania…Windthorst, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Windthorst, LudwigWindthorst, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh vĭntˈhôrst [key], 1812–91, German political leader. As a founder and head of the Catholic Center party, he became the Reichstag…Trending
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