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Dancer in the Dark

Director/Writer:Lars von TrierFine Line Features; NR; 134 minutesRelease:9/00Cast:Bjork, Catherine Deneuve, Joel Grey The only person I've ever known named Lars was a highschooler. He wore a…

Sophia Charlotte

(Encyclopedia) Sophia CharlotteSophia Charlottezōfēˈä shärlôtˈə [key], 1668–1705, first queen of Prussia, second wife of King Frederick I, daughter of Electress Sophia of Hanover, and sister of King…

Rheticus

(Encyclopedia) Rheticus (Georg Joachim von Lauchen)Rheticusrāˈtēk&oobreve;s, gāˈôrk yōäˈkhĭm fən louˈkhən [key], 1514–76, German astronomer, mathematician, and first disciple of Copernicus. In…

Glyptothek

(Encyclopedia) GlyptothekGlyptothekglüpˌtōtākˈ [key], museum in Munich on the Königsplatz, founded by Louis I of Bavaria to house his collection of ancient and modern sculptures. Among these is the…

Horta, Victor, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Horta, Victor, Baron, 1861–1947, Belgian architect. The Tassel House in Brussels (1892–93), his first mature work, was the earliest monument of art nouveau. It was excelled only by his…

Makart, Hans

(Encyclopedia) Makart, HansMakart, Hanshäns mäˈkärt [key], 1840–84, Austrian history painter, studied with Karl von Piloty. His early success was phenomenal. The emperor of Austria provided him with…

Oncken, Hermann

(Encyclopedia) Oncken, HermannOncken, Hermannhĕrˈmän ôngˈkən [key], 1869–1946, German historian. He taught at the universities of Heidelberg, Munich, Chicago, and (1928–35) Berlin. He was forced to…

Giessen

(Encyclopedia) Giessen Giessen gēˈsən [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. It is an…

Wrangell Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Wrangell Mountains, S Alaska, extending c.100 mi (160 km) SE from the Copper River to the Canadian border, where they meet the St. Elias Mts. Mt. Blackburn (16,523 ft/5,036 m) is the…

Struve

(Encyclopedia) StruveStruveshtr&oomacr;ˈvə [key], family of astronomers. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, 1793–1864, was born in Germany but later lived in Russia. While director (1817–39) of…