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von Klitzing, Klaus

(Encyclopedia) von Klitzing, Klaus, 1943–, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Würzburg, 1972. He was a professor at the Technical Univ. of Munich (1980–85) and then director of the Max Planck Institute…

Klaus Tennstedt 1998 Deaths

Klaus Tennstedtconductor The German-born conductor, known primarily for his Mahler interpretations, Tennstedt was the principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic in 1977, and served…

Klaus Maria Brandauer Biography

Klaus Maria Brandauer actor, directorBorn: 6/22/1944Birthplace: Bad Aussee, Austria A successful international star, he first gained acclaim for his performance as an ambitious young actor in…

Barbie, Klaus

(Encyclopedia) Barbie, Klaus, 1913–91, Nazi war criminal known as the “Butcher of Lyons.” As Gestapo chief in Lyons, France (1942–44), he was responsible for the deaths of French Resistance members…

Hasselmann, Klaus

(Encyclopedia) Hasselmann, Klaus, 1931–, b. Hamburg, Germany. German climate scientist and oceanographer. Hasselmann is the founder and former director…

Cioloş, Dacian Julien

(Encyclopedia) Cioloş, Dacian Julien, 1969–, Romanian agricultural engineer and political leader, Ph.D. Univ. of Montpellier, 2006. He served as Romania's minister of agriculture and rural…

Manabe, Syukuro

(Encyclopedia) Manabe, Syukuro, 1931– , Japanese climatologist and meteorologist, D.Sc. University of Tokyo, 1958. Manabe has been instrumental in the…

Parisi, Giorgio

(Encyclopedia) Parisi, Giorgio, 1948–, Italian physicist, Ph.D. Sapienza University of Rome, 1970. Parisi is Professor of Theoretical Physics at…

Iohannis, Klaus Werner

(Encyclopedia) Iohannis, Klaus Werner, 1959–, Romanian political leader, b. Sibiu, grad. Babeş-Bolyai Univ., 1983. An ethnic German and a physics teacher and public school official, he was elected…