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Slevogt, Max

(Encyclopedia) Slevogt, MaxSlevogt, Maxmäks slāˈfôkht [key], 1868–1932, German painter. Slevogt, together with Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth, was among the principal exponents of German…

Laue, Max von

(Encyclopedia) Laue, Max vonLaue, Max vonmäks fən louˈə [key], 1879–1960, German physicist, studied under Max Planck. From 1919 he was professor of theoretical physics at the Univ. of Berlin. He…

Beckmann, Max

(Encyclopedia) Beckmann, MaxBeckmann, Maxmäks bĕkˈmän [key], 1884–1950, German painter. A member of the Berlin secession from 1908 to 1911, he was impressionistic in his early style. A subsequent…

Ernst, Max

(Encyclopedia) Ernst, MaxErnst, Maxmäks ĕrnst [key] 1891–1976, German painter. After World War I, Ernst joined the Dada movement in Paris and then became a founder of surrealism. Apart from the…

Brod, Max

(Encyclopedia) Brod, MaxBrod, Maxmäx brōd [key], 1884–1968, Israeli writer and composer, b. Prague. Brod is best known for his historical novels, written in German, notably The Redemption of Tycho…

Max, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Max, Peter, 1937–, American artist, b. Berlin. Max is noted for his undulating graphic designs in bright, vibrating colors. His style has influenced much commercial art. It is…

Maximilian, prince of Baden

(Encyclopedia) Maximilian, prince of Baden (Max of Baden), 1867–1929, German statesman, last chancellor of imperial Germany. A liberal, he was made imperial chancellor at the end of World War I as…

Klinger, Max

(Encyclopedia) Klinger, MaxKlinger, Maxmäks [key]Klinger, Max klĭngˈər [key], 1857–1920, German painter, sculptor, and etcher. Before 1886 he produced cycles of original and somewhat morbidly…

Max Roach Biography

jazz musicianDied: Aug.16, 2007 (New York City) Best Known as: jazz drummer A founding father of bebop and a visionary bandleader, Roach brought…

Max Hunter Biography

Max HunterAge: 78 folklorist who gathered thousands of traditional songs and proverbs unique to the hill people of the Ozarks. He died of emphysema.Died: Springfield, Mo., November 6, 1999Jim…