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Eötvös, József, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Eötvös, József, BaronEötvös, József, Baronyōˈzhĕf ötˈvösh [key], 1813–71, Hungarian writer and statesman. A vigorous reformer and a Christian Liberal, he was minister of public…

Wappers, Gustave, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Wappers, Gustave, BaronWappers, Gustave, Barongüstävˈ bärôNˈ väpĕrsˈ, väpˈərs [key], 1803–74, Belgian historical and genre painter. For many years director of the Antwerp Academy, he…

Seillière, Ernest, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Seillière, Ernest, BaronSeillière, Ernest, Baronĕrnĕstˈ bärôNˈ sāyĕrˈ [key], 1866–1955, French critic and philosopher. He is best known as an opponent of romanticism and for his…

Balmerino, Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Baron

(Encyclopedia) Balmerino, Arthur Elphinstone, 6th BaronBalmerino, Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Baronĕlˈfĭnstən, bălˌmĕrˈĭnō [key], 1688–1746, Scottish nobleman. He resigned a command in the English army…

Knyphausen, Wilhelm, Baron von

(Encyclopedia) Knyphausen, Wilhelm, Baron vonKnyphausen, Wilhelm, Baron vonvĭlˈhĕlm bärônˈ fən kənüpˈhouzən [key], 1716–1800, German general in British service in the American Revolution. He served…

Gérard, François Pascal Simon, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Gérard, François Pascal Simon, BaronGérard, François Pascal Simon, BaronfräNswäˈ päskälˈ sēmôNˈ bärôNˈ [key]Gérard, François Pascal Simon, Baron zhārärˈ [key], 1770–1837, French…

Baron, Salo Wittmayer

(Encyclopedia) Baron, Salo WittmayerBaron, Salo Wittmayersäˈlō vĭtˈmīər bärônˈ [key], 1895–1989, Jewish historian and educator, b. Galicia. He was taken as a child to Vienna, where he later studied…

Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de La Motte-

(Encyclopedia) Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de La Motte-frēˈdrĭkh hīnˈrĭkh kärl bärōnˈ də lä môt-f&oomacr;kāˈ [key], 1777–1843, German…