(Encyclopedia) Dujardin, KarelDujardin, Karelkärˈəl [key]Dujardin, Karel düzhärdăNˈ [key], 1622–78, Dutch painter and etcher. He studied with Berchem and in Italy. Dujardin was particularly…
(Encyclopedia) Appel, KarelAppel, Karelkäˈrəl äpˈəl [key], 1921–2006, Dutch painter. A member of CoBrA, the European group of the late 1940s to early 1950s allied with abstract expressionism, Appel…
(Encyclopedia) Čapek, KarelČapek, Karelkäˈrĕl [key]Čapek, Karel chäˈpĕk [key] 1890–1938, Czech playwright, novelist, and essayist. He is best known as the author of two brilliant satirical plays—R. U…
(Encyclopedia) Mácha, Karel HynekMácha, Karel Hynekkäˈrel hēˈnĕk mäˈkhä [key], 1810–36, Czech romantic poet. After studying law at the Univ. of Prague he became a civil servant. He published a number…
(Encyclopedia) Mander, Karel vanMander, Karel vankäˈrəl vän mänˈdər [key], 1548–1606, Flemish painter and humanist. He wrote plays on biblical themes and translated from the classics. He is known…
(Encyclopedia) Woestijne, Karel van deWoestijne, Karel van dekäˈrəl vän də v&oomacr;ˈstīnə [key], 1878–1929, Flemish symbolist poet and novelist. He also had some reputation as a painter. He…
(Encyclopedia) Čapek, JosefČapek, Josefyôˈsĕfchäˈpĕk [key], 1887–1945, Czech writer and painter. He collaborated with his brother KarelKarel on a number of plays and short stories. On his own he…
(Encyclopedia) Kramař, Charles or KarelKramař, Charles or Karelkäˈrĕl kräˈmärsh [key], 1860–1937, Czechoslovakian political leader. Elected (1891) to the Austrian parliament, Kramař soon became…
SIMPSON, Jeremiah (Jerry), a Representative from Kansas; born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, March 31, 1842; moved with his parents to Oneida County, N.Y., in 1848; attended the public…