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Wolff, Elisabeth (Bekker)

(Encyclopedia) Wolff, Elisabeth (Bekker)Wolff, Elisabeth (Bekker)ālēˈzäbĕt bĕkˈər vôlf [key], 1738–1804, Dutch novelist. She wrote satirical articles and poems, but she is most famous for the…

Cole, Natalie

(Encyclopedia) Cole, Natalie: see under Cole, Nat “King.”

Nat

Nat"Please, sir, is this Plumfield?" asked a ragged boy of the man who opened the great gate at which the omnibus left him. "Yes. Who sent you?" "Mr. Laurence. I have got a letter for the…

Turner, Nat

(Encyclopedia) Turner, Nat, 1800–1831, American slave, leader of the Southampton Insurrection (1831), b. Southampton co., Va. Deeply religious from…

Wolff, Christian von

(Encyclopedia) Wolff or Wolf, Christian vonWolff or Wolf, Christian vonkrĭsˈtyän fən vôlf [key], 1679–1754, German philosopher. One of the first to use the German language instead of Latin, he…

Deken, Agatha

(Encyclopedia) Deken, Agatha: see Wolff, Elisabeth (Bekker).

Nat Holman

Nat HolmanBorn: Oct. 18, 1896Basketball pioneer played with Original Celtics (1920-28); coached CCNY to both NCAA and NIT titles in 1950 (a year later, several of his players were caught up…

Wolff, Caspar Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Wolff, Caspar FriedrichWolff, Caspar Friedrichkäsˈpär frēˈdrĭkh vôlf [key], 1733–94, German biologist, a founder of observational embryology. In his Theoria generationis (1759) he…