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Agricola, Johann

(Encyclopedia) Agricola, Johann or JohannesAgricola, Johann or Johannesyōˈhän, yōhäˈnəs [key]Agricola, Johann or Johannes əgrĭkˈələ [key], c.1494–1566, German Protestant minister, whose family name…

Müller, Johannes Peter

(Encyclopedia) Müller, Johannes PeterMüller, Johannes Peteryōhänˈəs pāˈtər [key]Müller, Johannes Peter mŭlˈər [key], 1801–58, German physiologist and anatomist. From 1833 until the end of his career…

Brenz, Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Brenz, JohannesBrenz, Johannesyōhänˈəs brĕnz [key], c.1522–67, German Protestant reformer. After coming under the influence of Johannes Oecolampadius and Martin Luther, Brenz stopped…

Pfister, Albrecht

(Encyclopedia) Pfister, AlbrechtPfister, Albrechtälˈbrĕkht pfĭsˈtər [key], c.1420–c.1470, printer, of Bamberg, Bavaria. He is believed to have been the first to print illustrated books (c.1460) and…

Sacrobosco, Johannes de

(Encyclopedia) Sacrobosco, Johannes deSacrobosco, Johannes deyōhänˈəs də săkrōbŏsˈkō [key], or John of Hollywood, c.1200–1256, English mathematician and astronomer. He wrote several widely read and…

Fibiger, Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Fibiger, JohannesFibiger, Johannesyôhäˈnəs fēˈbēgər [key], 1867–1928, Danish pathologist and physician. He served as professor of pathological anatomy at the Univ. of Copenhagen. For…

Froben, Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Froben, JohannesFroben, Johannesyōhäˈnəs frōˈbən [key], 1460–1527, German printer. He established himself at Basel and there in 1516 printed the Greek New Testament, edited and…

Faber, Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Faber, JohannesFaber, Johannesyōhäˈnəs fäˈbər [key], 1478–1541, German churchman. His German surname was Heigerlin. He was a Dominican. After 1531 he was bishop of Vienna. Faber was…

Millennium Milestones

The 100 Most Significant Events of the Last Thousand Years Reducing the millennium to a laundry list of highlights cannot pretend to be a definitive or accurate exercise. Note that only…

Scientists: Applied Sciences and Technology

Agriculturalists, computer scientists, electrical engineers, engineers, and inventors Related Links Computers and the Internet Inventions and Discoveries Inventors Hall of Fame…