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Sverdrup, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Sverdrup, OttoSverdrup, Ottoôˈtō [key]Sverdrup, Otto svĕrˈdr&oobreve;p [key], 1855–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer. A companion of Fridtjof Nansen on the voyage across Greenland in…

Jespersen, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Jespersen, OttoJespersen, Ottoŏˈtō yĕsˈpərsən [key], 1860–1943, Danish philologist. Professor of English language and literature at the Univ. of Copenhagen and later rector there,…

Wagner, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Wagner, OttoWagner, Ottoôtˈō vägˈnər [key], 1841–1918, Austrian architect. A structural rationalism was exhibited in his stations for the Vienna city railroad, built in the 1890s. His…

Runge, Philipp Otto

(Encyclopedia) Runge, Philipp OttoRunge, Philipp Ottofēˈlĭp ôtˈō r&oobreve;ngˈə [key], 1777–1810, German painter. Immersed in the mysticism of the romantic movement in Germany, Runge became a…

Brahm, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Brahm, OttoBrahm, Ottoôˈtō bräm [key], 1856–1912, German theatrical director, manager and critic. Inspired by the work of Antoine in Paris, he founded a theater, the Freie Bühne, in…

Warburg, Otto Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Warburg, Otto HeinrichWarburg, Otto Heinrichŏtˈō hīnˈrĭkh värˈb&oobreve;rkh [key], 1883–1970, German physiologist. He was director (1931–53) of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (now…

Winzer, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Winzer, OttoWinzer, Ottoôˈtō vĭntsˈər [key], 1902–75, East German political leader. A member of the German Communist party from 1925, he left Germany in 1935 during the Hitler era and…

Otho

(Encyclopedia) Otho. For German rulers thus named, use Otto.

Loewi, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Loewi, OttoLoewi, Ottolōˈē [key], 1873–1961, American physiologist and pharmacologist, b. Frankfurt, Germany. He was professor of pharmacology (1909–38) at the Univ. of Graz, Austria,…

Krag, Jens Otto

(Encyclopedia) Krag, Jens OttoKrag, Jens Ottoyĕns ôˈtō kräkh [key], 1914–78, Danish political leader. A Social Democrat, he entered parliament in 1947 and played a leading role in shaping Denmark's…