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Schwab, Charles Michael
(Encyclopedia) Schwab, Charles MichaelSchwab, Charles Michaelshwäb [key], 1862–1939, American steel magnate, b. Williamsburg, Pa. He started as a stake driver in Andrew Carnegie's steelworks and rose…Praetorius, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Praetorius, MichaelPraetorius, Michaelprētôrˈēəs [key], 1571–1621, German composer and musicographer, whose name originally was Schultheiss. He was a prolific composer, his Musae…Hainisch, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Hainisch, MichaelHainisch, Michaelmĭˈkhäĕl hīˈnĭsh [key], 1858–1940, president of Austria (1920–28). He was a leading agriculturist and a noted writer. Politically acceptable to all…Nicephorus, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Nicephorus, SaintNicephorus, Saintnīsĕfˈərəs [key], 758?–829?, patriarch of Constantinople (806–15), Byzantine historian and theologian. St. Nicephorus attended the Second Council of…Conrad, Michael Georg
(Encyclopedia) Conrad, Michael GeorgConrad, Michael Georgmĭkhˈäĕl gāˈôrk kônˈrät [key], 1846–1927, German critic and novelist. With Karl Bleibtreu, he founded (1885) the journal Gesellschaft as a…Cudahy, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Cudahy, MichaelCudahy, Michaelkŭdˈəhēˌ [key], 1841–1910, American meat packer, b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. He went (1849) to Milwaukee and after 1856 worked for meatpacking firms. In the…Pupin, Michael Idvorsky
(Encyclopedia) Pupin, Michael IdvorskyPupin, Michael Idvorskypy&oomacr;pēnˈ [key], 1858–1935, American physicist and inventor, b. Idvor, Hungary (now in Serbia), grad. Columbia (B.A., 1883). He…Kerschensteiner, Georg Michael
(Encyclopedia) Kerschensteiner, Georg MichaelKerschensteiner, Georg Michaelgēˈôrg mĭshˈal kârˈshan-shtīˌnûr [key], 1854–1932, German educational theorist. Educated in Munich, he taught math in…Bellman, Carl Michael
(Encyclopedia) Bellman, Carl MichaelBellman, Carl Michaelmēˈkäĕl bĕlˈmän [key], 1740–95, Swedish poet; protégé of Gustavus III. His early poetry was chiefly religious. His dithyrambic odes in…Ovitz, Michael
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