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Clausius, Rudolf Julius Emanuel

(Encyclopedia) Clausius, Rudolf Julius EmanuelClausius, Rudolf Julius Emanuelr&oomacr;ˈdôlf y&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s āmäˈn&oomacr;ĕl klouˈzē&oobreve;s [key], 1822–88, German…

Dedekind, Julius Wilhelm Richard

(Encyclopedia) Dedekind, Julius Wilhelm RichardDedekind, Julius Wilhelm Richardy&oomacr;lˈy&oobreve;s vĭlˈhĕlm rĭkhˈärt dāˈdəkĭnt [key], 1831–1916, German mathematician. Dedekind studied at…

Oberth, Hermann Julius

(Encyclopedia) Oberth, Hermann Julius, 1894–1989, Austro-German astronautical pioneer, b. Hermannstadt, Austria-Hungary (now Sibiu, Romania). Beginning his studies in astronautics before World War I…

Julius I, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Julius I, Saint, pope (337–52), a Roman; successor of St. Marcus. In the controversy over Arianism, when both sides appealed to him for support, he convened a synod at Rome (340), at…

Douglas, William Orville

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William Orville, 1898–1980, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–75), b. Maine, Minn. He received his law degree from Columbia in 1925 and later…

Malema, Julius Sello

(Encyclopedia) Malema, Julius Sello, 1981–, South African political leader. Involved in the African National Congress (ANC) from a young age, he rose quickly in its influential Youth League, becoming…

Julius Erving

Born: Feb. 22, 1950Basketball F “Dr. J”; in ABA (1971-76)— 3-time MVP, 2-time playoff MVP, led NY Nets to 2 titles (1974,76); in NBA (1976-87)— 5-time All-NBA 1st team, MVP in 1981, led…

Julius Barnathan

television executiveBorn: 1/22/1927Birthplace: New York City In his nearly 40-year career with ABC he held a number of important positions and was noted especially as director of technical…