(Encyclopedia) Arndt, Ernst MoritzArndt, Ernst Moritzĕrnst mōˈrĭts ärnt [key], 1769–1860, German poet and historian. An ardent nationalist and opponent of Napoleon I, he was forced to flee to Sweden…
(Encyclopedia) Kirchner, Ernst LudwigKirchner, Ernst Ludwigĕrnst l&oobreve;tˈvĭkh kĭrkhˈnər [key], 1880–1938, German expressionist painter and graphic artist. He studied art in Munich and was…
(Encyclopedia) Kantorowicz, Ernst Hartwig, 1895–1963, German-American historian, b. Poznań (then Posen, Germany), studied Univ. of Berlin, Univ. of Heidelberg (Ph.D., 1921). As a young man he was a…
(Encyclopedia) Haeckel, Ernst HeinrichHaeckel, Ernst Heinrichĕrnst hīnˈrĭkh hĕˈkəl [key], 1834–1919, German biologist and philosopher. He taught (1862–1909) at the Univ. of Jena. An early exponent of…
(Encyclopedia) Dohnányi, Ernst vonDohnányi, Ernst vonĕrnst fən dōˈnänyĭ [key], Hung. ErnőDohnányi, Ernst vonĕrˈnö [key], 1877–1960, Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor. He studied at the Royal…
(Encyclopedia) Chain, Ernst Boris, 1906–79, English biochemist, b. Berlin, Germany. In 1933 he left Germany and went to England, where he conducted research at Cambridge from 1933 to 1935 and at…
(Encyclopedia) Fischer, Ernst Otto, 1918–2007, German chemist, Ph.D. Technical Univ. of Munich (TUM), 1952. Fischer was a professor at TUM (1954–57) and the Univ. of Munich (1957–64). He returned to…
(Encyclopedia) Stahl, Georg ErnstStahl, Georg Ernstgāˈôrkh ĕrnst shtäl [key], 1660–1734, German physician and chemist. He taught (1694–1716) at the Univ. of Halle, then went to Berlin as court…
(Encyclopedia) Bergmann, Ernst vonBergmann, Ernst vonĕrnst fən bĕrgˈmän [key], 1836–1907, German surgeon, b. Riga. He became a professor at the Univ. of Berlin in 1882. He contributed to the modern…
