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Flüe, Nicholas von der, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Flüe, Nicholas von der, SaintFlüe, Nicholas von der, Saintfən dĕr flüˈə [key], 1417–87, Swiss patriot and folk hero. He was leader of the cantonal forces fighting Austria and counselor…Fellenberg, Philipp Emanuel von
(Encyclopedia) Fellenberg, Philipp Emanuel vonFellenberg, Philipp Emanuel vonfēˈlĭp āmäˈn&oomacr;ĕl fən fĕlˈənbĕrkh [key], 1771–1844, Swiss educator and agriculturist. He purchased (1799) an…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…Bellegarde, Heinrich, Count von
(Encyclopedia) Bellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonBellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonhīnˈrĭkh, fən bĕlgärdˈ [key], 1756–1845, Austrian soldier and statesman. He fought against the French in the French…Tischendorf, Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von
(Encyclopedia) Tischendorf, Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin vonTischendorf, Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin vonlōˈbəgôt frēˈdrĭkh kônˈstäntēn fən tĭshˈəndôrf [key], 1815–74, German biblical critic. In…Wickram, Jörg
(Encyclopedia) Wickram, JörgWickram, Jörgyörk vĭkˈräm [key], c.1505–62, German writer. Wickram wrote Meisterlieder, farces such as Der treue Eckart [faithful Eckart] (1538), biblical drama such as…Duke Ellington Biography
Duke Ellington(Edward Kennedy Ellington)pianist, composer, orchestra leaderBorn: 4/29/1899Birthplace: Washington D.C. Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader considered the…Krippendorf's Tribe
Director:Todd HollandWriter:Charlie PetersDirector of Photography:Dean CundeyEditor:John PollMusic:Bruce BroughtonProduction Designer:Scott ChamblissProducer:Larry BreznerTouchstone; PG-13;…Liliencron, Detlev, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Liliencron, Detlev, Freiherr vonLiliencron, Detlev, Freiherr vondĕtˈlĕf frīˈhĕr fən lēˈlyənkrôn [key], 1844–1909, German lyric poet, b. Schleswig-Holstein. First a Prussian army…Dalberg, Karl Theodor, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Dalberg, Karl Theodor, Freiherr vonDalberg, Karl Theodor, Freiherr vonkärl tāˈədôrˌ frīˈhĕr fôn dälˈbĕrk [key], 1744–1817, German statesman, of an ancient noble family prominent in…Trending
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