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(Encyclopedia) StruveStruveshtr&oomacr;ˈvə [key], family of astronomers. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, 1793–1864, was born in Germany but later lived in Russia. While director (1817–39) of…metaphysics
(Encyclopedia) metaphysicsmetaphysicsmĕtəfĭzˈĭks [key], branch of philosophy concerned with the ultimate nature of existence. It perpetuates the Metaphysics of Aristotle, a collection of treatises…Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
(Encyclopedia) Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonDöllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonyōˈhän yōˈzĕf ĭgˈnäts fən dölˈĭngər [key], 1799–1890, German theologian and historian, leader of the Old Catholics.…Hardenberg, Karl August, Fürst von
(Encyclopedia) Hardenberg, Karl August, Fürst vonHardenberg, Karl August, Fürst vonkärl ouˈg&oobreve;st fürst fən härˈdənbĕrk [key], 1750–1822, Prussian administrator and diplomat, b. Hanover.…Nobel's Personal Life
The Question: Was Alfred Nobel married and did he have children? The Answer: No and no. Swedish-born chemist and inventor Alfred Bernhard…The 2003 Class of Inductees
George Carruthers, 1939–, Far Electrograph Ultraviolet Camera. The Far Ultraviolet Camera and Spectrograph uses ultraviolet light to study Earth's upper atmosphere, stars, and interstellar…Raeder, Erich
(Encyclopedia) Raeder, ErichRaeder, Erichāˈrĭkh rāˈdər [key], 1876–1960, German admiral. As chief of staff to Admiral Franz von Hipper in World War I, he took part in the battles of Dogger Bank (1915…Murner, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Murner, ThomasMurner, Thomastōˈmäs m&oobreve;rˈnər [key], 1475–1537, German satirist and Franciscan monk, b. Strasbourg. He was the most scurrilous writer of his time and spared…Marx, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Marx, WilhelmMarx, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm [key], 1863–1946, German statesman. A Reichstag member, he was a leading figure of the Catholic Center party and was elected its president in 1921.…Fried, Alfred Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Fried, Alfred HermannFried, Alfred Hermannälˈfrāt hĕrˈmän frēt [key], 1864–1921, Austrian pacifist. He moved to Berlin, where he was a bookseller and a writer. Influenced by Bertha von…