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Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm (Hans Geiger)Geiger, Johannes Wilhelmyōhänˈəs vĭlˈhĕlm [key]Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm gīˈgər [key], 1882–1945, German physicist. Geiger received a doctorate in…Sturm, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Sturm, JohannesSturm, Johannesyōhäˈnəs sht&oobreve;rm [key], 1507–89, German scholar and educator. He founded (1537) and directed for more than 40 years the Strasbourg Gymnasium.…Ockeghem, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Ockeghem, JohannesOckeghem, Johannesyōhänˈəs ŏkˈəgĕm [key], c.1410–1497, Flemish composer. Ockeghem is thought to have been a pupil of Gilles Binchois and was definitely taught by…Kayser, Heinrich Gustav Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Kayser, Heinrich Gustav JohannesKayser, Heinrich Gustav Johanneshīnˈrĭkh g&oobreve;sˈtäf yōhänˈəs kīˈzər [key], 1853–1940, German physicist. He was professor at Bonn from 1894 to…Hagen, Johannes Georg
(Encyclopedia) Hagen, Johannes GeorgHagen, Johannes Georgyōhäˈnəs gāˈôrk häˈgən [key], 1847–1930, American astronomer and mathematician, b. Austria. A Jesuit, he came in 1880 to the United States to…Obrecht, Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Obrecht, JacobObrecht, Jacobyäˈkōp ōˈbrĕkht [key], c.1450–1505, Flemish composer. Obrecht was ordained as a priest in 1480. He wrote an early four-part setting of the St. Matthew…Warming, Johannes Eugenius Bülow
(Encyclopedia) Warming, Johannes Eugenius BülowWarming, Johannes Eugenius Bülowyōhänˈəs ĕ&oobreve;gāˈnē&oobreve;s büˈlou värmˈĭng [key], 1841–1924, Danish botanist, a founder of the science…Müller, Johannes von
(Encyclopedia) Müller, Johannes vonMüller, Johannes vonyōhäˈnəs fən mülˈər [key], 1752–1809, Swiss historian. He spent much of his life in Germany, where he held political posts under the elector of…Lingelbach, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Lingelbach, JohannesLingelbach, Johannesyōhäˈnəs lĭngˈəlbäkhˌ [key], 1622–74, Dutch genre and landscape painter, b. Frankfurt am Main. He first went to Amsterdam in 1637 and settled…Johannes Rau, 1999 News
68, German politician, was elected president of Germany in May. The post is mostly a ceremonial position, with the president's prime responsibility being to act as the country's moral…