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Cohn, Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Cohn, FerdinandCohn, Ferdinandfĕrˈdĕnänt kōn [key], 1828–98, German botanist. He is considered a founder of the science of bacteriology. From his early studies of microscopic life he…

Tönnies, Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Tönnies, FerdinandTönnies, Ferdinandfĕrˈdēnänt tönˈyəs [key], 1855–1936, German sociologist and political scientist. He is noted for his analysis of the distinction between the older…

Raimund, Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Raimund, FerdinandRaimund, Ferdinandfĕrˈdēnänt rīˈm&oobreve;nt [key], 1790–1836, Austrian actor and dramatist. From 1817 he was a popular comedian in Vienna, and in 1823 he began…

Bol, Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Bol, FerdinandBol, Ferdinandfĕrˈdĭnänt bôl [key], 1616–80, Dutch painter. He studied with Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and his early work (e.g., Elizabeth Bas, Amsterdam) has sometimes been…

Brunetière, Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Brunetière, FerdinandBrunetière, FerdinandfĕrdēnäNˈ brünətyĕrˈ [key], 1849–1906, French literary critic. An opponent of naturalism, he believed that literature should reflect a moral…

Allen Ferdinand OWEN, Congress, GA (1816-1865)

OWEN, Allen Ferdinand, a Representative from Georgia; born on a plantation near the Yadkin River, Wilkes County, N.C., October 9, 1816; moved to Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga.; studied under…