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Clericus, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Clericus, Johannes: see Le Clerc, Jean. ...John of Hollywood
(Encyclopedia)John of Hollywood: see Sacrobosco, Johannes de. ...Ackermann von Böhmen
(Encyclopedia)Ackermann von Böhmen: see Johannes von Saaz. ...Severing, Wilhelm Karl
(Encyclopedia)Severing, Wilhelm Karl vĭlˈhĕlm kärl zāˈvəring [key], 1875–1952, German statesman. A Social Democrat, he served (1907–33) in the Reichstag, was German minister of the interior (1928–30), ...Wolf, Markus Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Wolf, Markus Johannes vôlf [key], 1923–2006, East German spymaster. A legendary cold-war espionage chief, he was called “the man without a face” because until 1978 there was no known photograp...Alasco, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Alasco or à Lasco, Johannes: see Laski, John. ...Meer, Jan van der
(Encyclopedia)Meer, Jan or Johannes van der: see Vermeer, Jan. ...Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm vĭlˈhĕlm mīˈər-lüpˈkə [key], 1861–1936, Swiss philologist. Meyer-Lübke taught at the universities of Jena, Vienna, and Bonn. He was the author of many works on Romanc...Cuno, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Cuno, Wilhelm vĭlˈhĕlm ko͞oˈnō [key], 1876–1933, German chancellor (Nov., 1922–Aug., 1923). A businessman, he headed a nonpartisan conservative ministry. His attempt to establish a moratoriu...Eichler, August Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Eichler, August Wilhelm ouˈgo͝ost vĭlˈhĕlm īkhˈlər [key], 1839–87, German botanist. He worked out the symmetry of the parts of a flower and developed a system of plant classification which, ...Browse by Subject
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