(Encyclopedia) Damrosch, Walter Johannes, 1862–1950, German-American conductor and composer; son of Leopold Damrosch. At his father's death in 1885, he finished the season as conductor of the…
(Encyclopedia) Tillich, Paul JohannesTillich, Paul Johannestĭlˈĭk [key], 1886–1965, American philosopher and theologian, b. Germany, educated at the universities of Berlin, Tübingen, Halle, and…
HOW DID PRINTING DEVELOP? FIND OUT MOREPrinting is the mass production of the written word. The Chinese invented wooden print blocks in the 8th century. In the West, all books were written by hand…
(Encyclopedia) Jensen, Johannes Hans Daniel, 1907–73, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Hamburg, 1932. Jensen was a professor at the Technical Univ. of Hanover from 1941 to 1949, when he joined the…
(Encyclopedia) van der Waals, Johannes Diderikvan der Waals, Johannes Diderikyōhäˈnəs dēˈdərĭk vän dər väls [key], 1837–1923, Dutch physicist. It had been known for some time that the behavior of…
(Encyclopedia) Tilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count ofTilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count ofyōhänˈəs tsĕrkläsˈ tĭlˈē [key], 1559–1632, general in Bavarian and later imperial service during the Thirty Years…
The Duomo inFlorenceLinda J. BarnesJoan of Arc (1412–1431)1407Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa.1415Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian…
(Encyclopedia) MainzMainzmīnts [key], city (1994 pop. 185,487), capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, a port on the E bank of the Rhine River opposite the mouth of the Main River. Its French…
(Encyclopedia) FustFustf&oomacr;st [key] or Faust, JohannFaust, Johannyōˈhän foust [key], d. 1466?, printer at Mainz. Johann Gutenberg borrowed substantial sums of money from Fust, a goldsmith,…
