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Ludwig, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Ludwig, Carl Friedrich WilhelmLudwig, Carl Friedrich Wilhelmkärl frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh [key], 1816–95, German physiologist. He became world famous as professor (from…Pfeffer, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Pfeffer, WilhelmPfeffer, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm pfĕˈfər [key], 1845–1920, German plant physiologist. He was professor of botany successively at the universities of Bonn, Basel, Tübingen, and…Tischbein, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Tischbein, Johann Heinrich WilhelmTischbein, Johann Heinrich Wilhelmyōˈhän hīnˈrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm tĭshˈbīn [key], 1751–1829, German classical painter and etcher. He was a popular portrait…Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm (Hans Geiger)Geiger, Johannes Wilhelmyōhänˈəs vĭlˈhĕlm [key]Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm gīˈgər [key], 1882–1945, German physicist. Geiger received a doctorate in…Leichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Leichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm LudwigLeichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwigfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm l&oomacr;dˈvĭkh līkhˈhärt [key], 1813–1848?, Prussian explorer of Australia. He led (1844…Bürgi, Joost
(Encyclopedia) Bürgi, Joost or Jost, 1552–1632, Swiss mathematician and instrument maker. As the official clockmaker (1579–92) to Duke Wilhelm IV of Hesse-Kassell, he developed the first clock with a…Lehmbruck, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Lehmbruck, WilhelmLehmbruck, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm lāmˈbr&oobreve;k [key], 1881–1919, German sculptor. He studied at Düsseldorf and went to Paris in 1910. Influenced at first by Rodin,…Leibl, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Leibl, WilhelmLeibl, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm līˈbəl [key], 1844–1900, German genre and portrait painter. He studied in Munich where numerous painters came under his influence; the “Leibl group…Scherer, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Scherer, WilhelmScherer, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm shĕrˈər [key], 1841–86, German philologist, b. Austria. Scherer held professorships at the universities of Vienna, Strasbourg, and Berlin. His…Müller, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Müller, WilhelmMüller, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlmˌ mŭlˈər [key], 1794–1827, German lyric poet; father of Max Müller. His Lieder der Griechen (5 vol., 1821–24) was inspired by the Greek struggle…Trending
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