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Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Meyer-Lübke, WilhelmMeyer-Lübke, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm mīˈər-lüpˈkə [key], 1861–1936, Swiss philologist. Meyer-Lübke taught at the universities of Jena, Vienna, and Bonn. He was the author…

Eichler, August Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Eichler, August WilhelmEichler, August Wilhelmouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm īkhˈlər [key], 1839–87, German botanist. He worked out the symmetry of the parts of a flower and developed a…

Cuno, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Cuno, WilhelmCuno, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm k&oomacr;ˈnō [key], 1876–1933, German chancellor (Nov., 1922–Aug., 1923). A businessman, he headed a nonpartisan conservative ministry. His…

Bode, Wilhelm von

(Encyclopedia) Bode, Wilhelm vonBode, Wilhelm vonvĭlˈhĕlm fən [key]Bode, Wilhelm von bōˈdə [key], 1845–1929, German art critic and writer. He abandoned law for art and archaeology in 1869. In 1872 he…

Heinse, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Heinse, WilhelmHeinse, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm hīnˈsə [key], 1746–1803, German novelist. His principal novels, Ardinghello; or, An Artist's Rambles in Sicily (1787, tr. 1839) and Hildegard von…

Hofmeister, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Hofmeister, WilhelmHofmeister, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm hōfˈmīˌstər [key], 1824–77, German botanist. Although self-taught, he made such valuable studies of the reproduction and development of…

Giesebrecht, Wilhelm von

(Encyclopedia) Giesebrecht, Wilhelm vonGiesebrecht, Wilhelm vonvĭlˈhĕlm fən gēˈzəbrĕkht [key], 1814–89, German historian. A gifted student of Ranke, he later taught at the Univ. of Königsberg. His…

Wien, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Wien, WilhelmWien, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm vēn [key], 1864–1928, German physicist. He was professor at the universities of Giessen (1899), Würzburg (1900–1920), and Munich (from 1920). He…

Keitel, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Keitel, WilhelmKeitel, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm kīˈtəl [key], 1882–1946, German general. A supporter of Hitler, he became (1938) chief of staff of the supreme command of the armed forces, a new…

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…