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Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von
(Encyclopedia)Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von äˈdôlf frēˈdrĭkh ĕrtˈmän fən mĕnˈtsəl [key], 1815–1905, German painter and illustrator. Self-taught, Menzel made lithographic illustrations for Goet...Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia)Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr von yōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law, volunteered in Lützow's corps in the Napole...Harnack, Adolf von
(Encyclopedia)Harnack, Adolf von äˈdôlf fən härˈnäk [key], 1851–1930, German theologian and church historian. He was professor of church history successively in the universities of Leipzig, Giessen, Marbur...Hartmann, Eduard von
(Encyclopedia)Hartmann, Eduard von āˈdo͞oärt fən härtˈmän [key], 1842–1906, German philosopher. His Philosophy of the Unconscious appeared in 1869 (tr., 3 vol., 1884; new ed. 1931). By the unconscious, Ha...Haller, Albrecht von
(Encyclopedia)Haller, Albrecht von älˈbrĕcht fən häˈlər [key], 1708–77, Swiss scientist and writer. He had already won distinction as botanist and poet when he was appointed (1736) professor of anatomy, me...Aehrenthal, Alois Lexa, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Aehrenthal, Alois Lexa, Graf von äˈlōēs lākˈsä gräf fən ârˈəntäl [key], 1854–1912, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1906–12). The chief event of his ministry was the Austrian annexa...Berchtold, Leopold, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Berchtold, Leopold, Graf von lāˈōpôlt gräf fən bĕrkhˈtôlt [key], 1863–1942, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1912–15). During the Balkan Wars he successfully worked for the creation of ...Buch, Christian Leopold, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia)Buch, Christian Leopold, Freiherr von krĭsˈtyän lāˈōpôlt frīˈhĕr fən bo͞okh [key], 1774–1853, German geologist and paleontologist, graduate of the mining academy, Freiberg, Germany, and ...Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf von zĕpˈəlĭn, Ger. fĕrˈdēnänt gräf fən tsĕpˌəlēnˈ [key], 1838–1917, German army officer and airship inventor and builder. He entered the Prussian army in 185...Unruh, Fritz von
(Encyclopedia)Unruh, Fritz von frĭts fən o͝onˈro͞o [key], 1885–1970, German dramatic poet. Son of a Prussian general, Unruh was an officer who became a pacifist after World War I. His expressionist plays inc...Browse by Subject
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