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Rudel, Julius

(Encyclopedia) Rudel, Julius, 1921–2014, Austrian-American conductor, b. Vienna, grad. Mannes School of Music (1942). A child prodigy on the violin and piano, he studied at the Vienna Academy of…

Rudenstine, Neil Leon

(Encyclopedia) Rudenstine, Neil LeonRudenstine, Neil Leonr&oomacr;ˈdənstīnˌ [key], 1935–, American scholar, educator, and administrator, b. Ossining, N.Y., grad. Princeton (B.A., 1956), Oxford (…

Rüdesheim

(Encyclopedia) RüdesheimRüdesheimrüˈdəs-hīmˌ [key], town (1994 pop. 10,282), Hesse, W central Germany, on the Rhine River. Vineyards in the area produce some of the most noted Rhine wines, and…

Rudinì, Antonio Starrabba, marchese di

(Encyclopedia) Rudinì, Antonio Starrabba or Starabba, marchese diRudinì, Antonio Starrabba or Starabba, marchese diäntôˈnyō stäräbˈbä märkāˈzā dē r&oomacr;dēnēˈ [key], 1839–1908, Italian…

Bannockburn

(Encyclopedia) BannockburnBannockburnbănˈəkbûrnˌ, bănˌəkbûrnˈ [key], moor and parish, Stirling, central Scotland, on the Bannock River. Textiles are manufactured in the parish. In 1314 on the moor, a…

Rudolf I

(Encyclopedia) Rudolf I or Rudolf of HapsburgRudolf Ir&oomacr;ˈdŏlf [key], 1218–91, German king (1273–91), first king of the Hapsburg dynasty. Rudolf's election as king ended the interregnum (…

Rudolf II

(Encyclopedia) Rudolf II, 1552–1612, Holy Roman emperor (1576–1612), king of Bohemia (1575–1611) and of Hungary (1572–1608), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. Acceding to the…

Rudolf

(Encyclopedia) Rudolf, 1858–89, Austrian archduke, crown prince of Austria and Hungary; only son of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Elizabeth. Upon his mysterious death at Mayerling near Vienna (…