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Kölreuter, Joseph Gottlieb

(Encyclopedia) Kölreuter or Koelreuter, Joseph GottliebKölreuter or Koelreuter, Joseph Gottliebboth: yōˈzĕf gôtˈlēp kölˈroiˌtər [key], 1733–1806, German botanist. In 1764 he became professor of…

Sabin, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Sabin, JosephSabin, Josephsăbˈĭn [key], 1821–81, American bibliophile, b. England. Sabin came to the United States in 1848 and established himself as a dealer in rare books in New York…

Severn, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Severn, JosephSevern, Josephsĕvˈərn [key], 1793–1879, English portrait and landscape painter. He was consul at Rome from 1861 to 1872. He is best known for his devotion to Keats during…

Pelletier, Pierre Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Pelletier, Pierre JosephPelletier, Pierre Josephpyĕr zhôzĕfˈ pĕlətyāˈ [key], 1788–1842, French chemist. With J. B. Caventou, he was cofounder of alkaloid chemistry and codiscoverer of…

Bédier, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Bédier, JosephBédier, Josephzhôzĕfˈ bādyāˈ [key], 1864–1938, French authority on medieval literature. He was professor at the Collège de France and a member of the French Academy. His…

Tissot, James Joseph Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Tissot, James Joseph JacquesTissot, James Joseph Jacqueszhāmz zhôzĕfˈ zhäk tēsōˈ [key], 1836–1902, French painter and etcher. After participating in the Franco-Prussian War he stayed…

Szigeti, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Szigeti, JosephSzigeti, Josephsēgĕtˈē, Hung. sĭˈgĕtĭ [key], 1892–1973, Hungarian-American violinist. After his debut at 13, Szigeti made his first European tour in 1912. Thereafter he…

Pius VI

(Encyclopedia) Pius VI, 1717–99, pope (1775–99), an Italian named G. Angelo Braschi, b. Cesena; successor of Clement XIV. He was created cardinal in 1774. Early in his reign he was faced with the…

Nollekens, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Nollekens, JosephNollekens, Josephnŏlˈĭkənz [key], 1737–1823, English sculptor, b. London. He studied in Rome and in 1770 returned to London, where he became the most fashionable…

Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf vonDaun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf vonlāˈōpôlt yōˈzĕf märēˈä gräf fən doun [key], 1705–66, Austrian field marshal. He gained distinction in the War of…