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Roscher, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Roscher, WilhelmRoscher, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm rôshˈər [key], 1817–94, German economist. A professor at the Univ. of Leipzig (1848–94), he was a founder of the German historical school of…

Hofmann, August Wilhelm von

(Encyclopedia) Hofmann, August Wilhelm vonHofmann, August Wilhelm vonouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm fən hôfˈmän [key], 1818–92, German organic chemist. He was professor at the Univ. of Berlin from 1865…

Raabe, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Raabe, WilhelmRaabe, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm räˈbə [key], 1831–1910, German novelist, whose pseudonym was Jakob Corvinus. At 23 he began to write novels and tales of village life; the charming…

Gesenius, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Gesenius, WilhelmGesenius, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm gāzāˈny&oobreve;s [key], 1786–1842, German Orientalist, one of the greatest Hebrew and biblical scholars. He is principally known for his…

Karlsruhe

(Encyclopedia) KarlsruheKarlsruhekärlsˈr&oomacr;ə [key], city (1994 pop. 278,000), Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the northern fringes of the Black Forest, connected by canal with a port on…

Eschenbach, Christoph

(Encyclopedia) Eschenbach, Christoph, 1940–, German conductor and pianist, b. Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), as Christoph Ringmann. Orphaned during World War II, he was adopted by Wallydore…

Raiffeisen, Friedrich Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Raiffeisen, Friedrich WilhelmRaiffeisen, Friedrich Wilhelmfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm rīfˈīˌzən [key], 1818–88, German leader in the cooperative movement. Between 1845 and 1865 he was mayor of…

Grimm, Jakob

(Encyclopedia) Grimm, JakobGrimm, Jakobyäˈkôp grĭm [key], 1785–1863, German philologist and folklorist, a founder of comparative philology. His interest in the relationship among Germanic languages…

Neander, Johann August Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Neander, Johann August WilhelmNeander, Johann August Wilhelmyōˈhän ouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm nāänˈdər [key], 1789–1850, German theologian and church historian. Of Jewish parentage,…