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Dijon

(Encyclopedia) Dijon Dijon dēzhôNˈ [key], city, capital of Côte-d'Or dept., E France, the old capital…

Krupp

(Encyclopedia) KruppKruppkr&oobreve;p [key], family of German armament manufacturers. The family settled in Essen in the 16th cent. The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by…

Scientists: Earth Sciences

Notable Scientists: Earth Sciences Geologists, geographers, naturalists, oceanographers, and paleontologists Jump to a category:…

Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf vonDaun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf vonlāˈōpôlt yōˈzĕf märēˈä gräf fən doun [key], 1705–66, Austrian field marshal. He gained distinction in the War of…

Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf vonWrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf vonfrēˈdrĭkh hīnˈrĭkh ĕrnst gräf fən vrängˈəl [key], 1784–1877, Prussian field marshal. He fought in…

Wartburg

(Encyclopedia) WartburgWartburgvärtˈb&oobreve;rk [key], castle near Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. Built c.1070, later enlarged, and renovated in the 18th cent., it was the…

The Supreme Court and Equal Rights

The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some Court…

Haugwitz, Christian August Heinrich, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Haugwitz, Christian August Heinrich, Graf vonHaugwitz, Christian August Heinrich, Graf vonhīnˈrĭkh gräf fən houkˈvĭts [key], 1752–1832, Prussian foreign minister (1802–4, 1805–6). In…