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Kotzebue, August von

(Encyclopedia) Kotzebue, August vonKotzebue, August vonouˈg&oobreve;st fən kôtˈsəb&oomacr; [key], 1761–1819, German dramatist and politician. He wrote some 200 plays, including Menschenhass…

Karman, Theodor von

(Encyclopedia) Karman, Theodor vonKarman, Theodor vontāˈōdôrˌ fôn kärˈmän [key], 1881–1963, American aeronautical engineer, b. Hungary, grad. Royal Technical Univ., Budapest (1902), and Univ. of…

Brentano, Clemens

(Encyclopedia) Brentano, ClemensBrentano, Clemensbrĕntäˈnō [key], 1778–1842, German poet of the romantic school; brother of Bettina von Arnim (see under Arnim, Achim von). While studying at Halle and…

Caprivi, Leo, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Caprivi, Leo, Graf vonCaprivi, Leo, Graf vonlāˈō gräf fən käprēˈvē [key], 1831–99, German chancellor, whose full name was Georg Leo, Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuculi. A…

Benedek, Ludwig von

(Encyclopedia) Benedek, Ludwig vonBenedek, Ludwig vonl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh fən bāˈnədĕkˌ [key], 1804–81, Austrian general. Entering the army in 1822, he served in the suppression of the Polish…

Schlegel, August Wilhelm von

(Encyclopedia) Schlegel, August Wilhelm vonSchlegel, August Wilhelm vonouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm fən shlāˈgəl [key], 1767–1845, German scholar and poet. With his brother, Friedrich von Schlegel,…

Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius

(Encyclopedia) Schnorr von Carolsfeld, JuliusSchnorr von Carolsfeld, Juliusy&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s shnôr fən käˈrôlsfĕlt [key], 1794–1872, German religious and historical painter and draftsman…

Esterházy

(Encyclopedia) EsterházyEsterházyĕsˈtĕrhäˌzē [key], princely Hungarian family. Paul, Fürst Esterházy von Galantha, 1635–1713, was elected palatine (regent) of Hungary in 1681 and distinguished…

Schlegel, Friedrich von

(Encyclopedia) Schlegel, Friedrich vonSchlegel, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh [key]Schlegel, Friedrich von fən shlāˈgəl [key], 1772–1829, German philosopher, critic, and writer, most prominent of the…

Henselt, Adolf von

(Encyclopedia) Henselt, Adolf vonHenselt, Adolf vonäˈdôlf fən hĕnˈzəlt [key], 1814–89, German pianist and composer. One of the most brilliant performers of his time, he gave up his concert career in…