(Encyclopedia) Bellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonBellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonhīnˈrĭkh, fən bĕlgärdˈ [key], 1756–1845, Austrian soldier and statesman. He fought against the French in the French…
(Encyclopedia) Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb vonBellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb vonfäbˈēən gôtˈlēp fôn bĕlˈĭngzhouˌzən [key], 1778–1852, Russian explorer, b. Sarema, Estonia. A graduate of the…
(Encyclopedia) Walther von der VogelweideWalther von der Vogelweidevälˈtər fən dĕr fōˈgəlvīˌdə [key], c.1170–c.1230, German minnesinger of noble birth, probably the finest lyric poet of medieval…
(Encyclopedia) Werner, Anton Alexander vonWerner, Anton Alexander vonänˈtôn älĕksänˈdər fən vĕrˈnər [key], 1843–1915, German historical painter, portraitist, and illustrator. He was director (1875–…
(Encyclopedia) Spee, Maximilian, Graf vonSpee, Maximilian, Graf vonmäkˌsēmēˈlyän gräf fən shpā [key], 1861–1914, German admiral. At the start of World War I he commanded a squadron in East Asia. In…
(Encyclopedia) Behring, Emil Adolph vonBehring, Emil Adolph vonāˈmēl äˈdōlf fən bârˈĭng [key], 1854–1917, German physician. He worked with Kitasato at Koch's laboratory in Berlin and from 1895 was…
(Encyclopedia) Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht vonBlücher, Gebhard Leberecht vongĕpˈhärt lāˈbərĕkht fən blüˈkhər [key], 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, an outstanding military opponent of Napoleon I.…
(Encyclopedia) Wrede, Karl Philipp vonWrede, Karl Philipp vonkärl fēˈlĭp fən vrāˈdə [key], 1767–1838, Bavarian general. He helped reorganize the Bavarian army, commanded part of the Bavarian troops…
(Encyclopedia) Pufendorf, Samuel, Baron vonPufendorf, Samuel, Baron vonzäˈm&oomacr;ĕl bärônˈ fən p&oomacr;ˈfəndôrf [key], 1632–94, German jurist and historian. He is especially noted as an…
