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Dekker, Eduard Douwes

(Encyclopedia) Dekker, Eduard DouwesDekker, Eduard Douwesāˈdüärt douˈəs dĕkˈər [key], pseud. MultatuliDekker, Eduard Douwesməltätüˈlē [key], 1820–87, Dutch novelist. His experiences in the Dutch…

2015 Academy Awards

The 2015 Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 28, 2016, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Big Short…

Deutsches Theater

(Encyclopedia) Deutsches TheaterDeutsches Theaterdoiˈchəs tāäˈtər [key], German private theater organization founded in 1883. Under its first director, Adolph L'Arronge, the Deutsches merged with the…

Cecil, Lord David

(Encyclopedia) Cecil, Lord DavidCecil, Lord Davidsĭsˈəl, sĕs– [key] (Lord Edward Christian David Gascoyne Cecil), 1902–86, English biographer. He was professor of English literature at Oxford (1948–…

Graf Spee

(Encyclopedia) Graf Spee, German battleship: see Spee, Maximilian, Graf von.

Other 2006 Grand Slam Champions

French Open (Roland Garros)(Paris, May 27–June 10, 2007)Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 (7–4).Women's singles—Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–1…

Butenandt, Adolf Friedrich Johann

(Encyclopedia) Butenandt, Adolf Friedrich Johann, 1903–95, German biochemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1927. Butenandt held academic posts at the Univ. of Göttingen (1927–33) and the Institute of…

Bothe, Walther Wilhelm Georg

(Encyclopedia) Bothe, Walther Wilhelm Georg, 1891–1957, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1923. Bothe was a researcher at the Reich Physical and Technical Institute (1913–30) and a professor…