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Anton Joseph JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1878-1958)

JOHNSON, Anton Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Ill., October 20, 1878; attended the public schools and the School of Agriculture of the University of Missouri at…

Lenbach, Franz von

(Encyclopedia) Lenbach, Franz vonLenbach, Franz vonfränts fən lānˈbäkh [key], 1836–1904, German portrait painter. He studied in Munich and Rome and from 1863 to 1868 worked as a copyist of old…

Achard, Franz Karl

(Encyclopedia) Achard, Franz Karl Achard, Franz Karl fränts kärl äkhˈärt [key], 1753–1821, German chemist. He made pioneering use of the discovery by his countryman Andreas…

Haydn, Franz Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Haydn, Franz JosephHaydn, Franz Josephfränts yōˈzĕf hīˈdən [key], 1732–1809, Austrian composer, one of the greatest masters of classical music. As a boy he sang in the choir at St.…

Franz Josef Land

(Encyclopedia) Franz Josef LandFranz Josef Landfrăns jōˈzəf, fränts yōˈzĕf [key], Rus. Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa, archipelago, c.6,300 sq mi (16,320 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean N of Novaya Zemlya, Russia…

Geithner, Timothy Franz

(Encyclopedia) Geithner, Timothy FranzGeithner, Timothy Franzgītˈnər [key], 1961–, U.S. government official, b. New York City, grad. Dartmouth (B.A. 1983), Johns Hopkins (M.A. 1985). In 1988 he began…

Gabelsberger, Franz Xaver

(Encyclopedia) Gabelsberger, Franz XaverGabelsberger, Franz Xaverfränts ksävĕrˈ gäˈbəlsbĕrˌgər [key], 1780–1849, German stenographer. He invented a popular German shorthand system.

Defregger, Franz von

(Encyclopedia) Defregger, Franz vonDefregger, Franz vonfränts fən dāˈfrĕgər [key], 1835–1921, Austrian genre and historical painter. He studied in Munich with Piloty. He is known for his popular…

Encke, Johann Franz

(Encyclopedia) Encke, Johann FranzEncke, Johann Franzyōˈhän fränts ĕngˈkə [key], 1791–1865, German astronomer. He was assistant (1816–22) and director (1822–25) of the observatory at Seeberg (near…

Scharwenka, Franz Xaver

(Encyclopedia) Scharwenka, Franz XaverScharwenka, Franz Xaverfränts ksävârˈ shärvĕngˈkä [key], 1850–1924, Polish-German pianist and composer. He founded his own conservatories in Berlin (1881) and…