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Paulus, Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Paulus, FriedrichPaulus, Friedrichfrēˈdrĭkh pouˈl&oobreve;s [key], 1890–1957, German field marshal. He commanded the army at the siege of Stalingrad and was raised to marshal's…

Collins, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Collins, Anthony, 1676–1729, English theologian; a friend of John Locke. He set forth the position of the deists and defended the cause of rational theology. His Discourse of Free…

Belluno

(Encyclopedia) Belluno Belluno bĕl-l&oomacr;ˈnō [key], city, capital of Belluno prov., Venetia, NE Italy, on the…

Čelakovsky, František

(Encyclopedia) Čelakovsky, FrantišekČelakovsky, Františekfränˈtĭshĕk chĕˈläkôfskĭ [key], 1799–1852, Czech folklorist and poet. A disciple of Herder and a romantic Pan-Slavist, he collected Slavic…

Jacobean style

(Encyclopedia) Jacobean styleJacobean stylejăkˌəbēˈən [key], an early phase of English Renaissance architecture and decoration. It formed a transition between the Elizabethan and the pure Renaissance…

Robinson, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Charles, 1818–94, American politician, first governor of the state of Kansas (1861–63), b. Hardwick, Mass. He studied medicine and in 1849 he joined the gold rush to…

Schmidt, Helmut

(Encyclopedia) Schmidt, HelmutSchmidt, Helmuthĕlˈm&oobreve;t shmĭt [key], 1918–2015, German political leader, chancellor of West Germany (1974–82). After serving in World War II, he entered…

skydiving

(Encyclopedia) skydiving, sport of descending partly by parachute from an airplane or similar craft. Engaged in for both recreational and competitive purposes, skydiving involves three phases of…

Topeka

(Encyclopedia) TopekaTopekatəpēˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 119,883), state capital and seat of Shawnee co., NE Kans., on the Kansas River; inc. 1857. In a rich agricultural region, it is an important…

Adenauer, Konrad

(Encyclopedia) Adenauer, KonradAdenauer, Konradkônˈrät äˈdənouˌər [key], 1876–1967, West German chancellor. A lawyer and a member of the Catholic Center party, he was lord mayor of Cologne and a…