(Encyclopedia) Bucer or Butzer, MartinBucer or Butzer, Martinby&oomacr;ˈsər, b&oomacr;tˈsər [key], 1491–1551, German Protestant reformer born Martin Kuhhorn. At 14 years of age he joined the…
(Encyclopedia) Bielski, Martin, Pol. Marcin BielskiBielski, Martin,märˈtsēn byĕlˈskē [key], c.1495–1575, Polish historian and poet. His history of Poland, the first historical work written in Polish…
(Encyclopedia) Boehm, MartinBoehm, Martinbām [key], 1725–1812, American evangelical preacher, b. Conestoga, Pa. He was the son of a Palatinate Mennonite who settled in Lancaster co., Pa. Boehm became…
(Encyclopedia) Behaim, Behem, or Boeheim, MartinBehaim, Behem, or Boeheim, Martinall: bāˈhīm [key], b. 1436? or 1459?, d. 1506?, German traveler and cosmographer. He studied (possibly under…
(Encyclopedia) Schongauer, MartinSchongauer, Martinmärˈtēn shōnˈgou-ər [key], 1430–91, German engraver and painter, son of a goldsmith of Colmar, Alsace. Schongauer's only certain painting is Madonna…
(Encyclopedia) Saint MartinSaint MartinsăN märtăNˈ [key], Du. Sint Maarten, island, 37 sq mi (96 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands. Since its occupation in 1648 by the Dutch and the…
