(Encyclopedia) Neumann, Johann BalthasarNeumann, Johann Balthasaryōˈhän bältäsärˈ noiˈmän [key], 1687–1753, German architect. He traveled (1718) in Austria and N Italy and studied (1723) in Paris.…
(Encyclopedia) Windthorst, LudwigWindthorst, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh vĭntˈhôrst [key], 1812–91, German political leader. As a founder and head of the Catholic Center party, he became the Reichstag…
(Encyclopedia) confession, in law, the formal admission of criminal guilt, usually obtained in the course of examination by the police or prosecutor or at trial. For a confession to be admissible as…