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Yorck von Wartenburg, Ludwig, Graf
(Encyclopedia) Yorck von Wartenburg or York von Wartenburg, Ludwig, GrafYorck von Wartenburg or York von Wartenburg, Ludwig, Grafboth: l&oobreve;tˈvĭkh gräf yôrk fən värˈtənb&oobreve;rkh [key…Delbrück, Rudolf von
(Encyclopedia) Delbrück, Rudolf vonDelbrück, Rudolf vonr&oomacr;ˈdôlf fən [key]Delbrück, Rudolf von dĕlˈbrük [key], 1817–1903, German statesman. He served (1857–76) under Bismarck as president of…Paul Hester 2005 Deaths
Paul HesterAge: 46 drummer for the New Zealand rock band Crowded House. He was also a member of the band Split Enz. Died: Melbourne, Australia, March 26, 2005George HermanG - LHildegarde…Caroline Knapp 2002 Deaths
Caroline KnappAge: 42 writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism. She died of lung cancer. Died: Cambridge, Mass…Maurice Hilleman 2005 Deaths
Maurice HillemanAge: 85 microbiologist who developed about 40 human and animal vaccines for diseases including mumps, measles, chickenpox, and meningitis, thus saving millions of lives.…Damon Knight 2002 Deaths
Damon KnightAge: 79 science-fiction writer and editor whose darkly comic short story “To Serve Man” was adapted into a popular episode of The Twilight Zone. Knight was an early member of the…Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von
(Encyclopedia) Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul vonLettow-Vorbeck, Paul vonpoul fən lĕtˈō-fôrˈbĕk [key], 1870–1964, German general. In World War I he conducted a brilliant defense of German East Africa against…Mackensen, August von
(Encyclopedia) Mackensen, August vonMackensen, August vonouˈg&oobreve;st fən mäˈkənzən [key], 1849–1945, German field marshal. In World War I he defeated the Russians in the battle of the…Berlichingen, Götz von
(Encyclopedia) Berlichingen, Götz vonBerlichingen, Götz vongötsˈ fən bĕrˈlĭkhĭng-ən [key], 1480–1562, German knight and adventurer. The head of a band of free soldiers, he lost (1504) his right hand…Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf von
(Encyclopedia) Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf vonStarhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf vonĕrnst rüˈdĭgər gräf fən shtäˈrəmbĕrkˌ [key], 1638–1701, Austrian field marshal. He served against the Ottomans…Trending
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