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Can't Hardly Wait

Directors/Writers: Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan Director of Photography: Lloyd Ahern Editor: Michael Jablow Music: David Kitay and Matthew Sweet Production Designer: Marcia…

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.…

Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: Y

Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

56th Annual Golden Globe Awards

The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 24, 1999.Best Series—Drama:The Practice (ABC)Best Actor in a Drama:Dylan McDermott, The PracticeBest Actress in a Drama:Keri…

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…

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…

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…

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…