writerBorn: 8/16/1917Birthplace: Bath, Pennsylvania A prolific and award-winning author, he is best known for his sports novels for children as well as his many short stories and articles in…
(Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer)actor Born: 12/13/1927 or 29Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Plummer launched his acting career in Canadian theater and TV. A distinguished stage actor, particularly…
(Encyclopedia) Dahlmann, Friedrich ChristophDahlmann, Friedrich Christophfrēˈdrĭkh krĭsˈtôf dälˈmän [key], 1785–1860, German historian. He was dismissed from his professorship at Göttingen for…
(Encyclopedia) Eucken, Rudolf ChristophEucken, Rudolf Christophr&oomacr;ˈdôlf krĭsˈtôf oikˈən [key], 1846–1926, German philosopher, studied at Göttingen and Berlin. He taught philosophy at Basel…
(Encyclopedia) Gottsched, Johann ChristophGottsched, Johann Christophyōˈhän krĭsˈtôf gôtˈshĕt [key], 1700–1766, German literary critic, disciple of the Enlightenment. As professor of poetry and…
(Encyclopedia) Lichtenberg, Georg ChristophLichtenberg, Georg Christophgāˈôrkh krĭsˈtôf lĭkhˈtənbĕrk [key], 1742–99, German physicist and satirist. He taught at the Univ. of Göttingen, where his…
(Encyclopedia) Burckhardt, Jacob or Jakob ChristophBurckhardt, Jacob or Jakob Christophyäˈkôp krĭsˈtôf b&oobreve;rkˈhärt [key], 1818–97, Swiss historian, one of the founders of the cultural…
(Encyclopedia) Wieland, Christoph MartinWieland, Christoph Martinkrĭsˈtôf märˈtĭn vēˈlänt [key], 1733–1813, German poet and novelist. His style, typical of the German rococo, is elegant, satiric, and…
Born: 1819Birthplace: Danville, Pa. Typewriting machine—Publisher and politician Sholes invented the first practical typewriting machine (the name was coined by the Scientific American journal).…
