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Hanau

(Encyclopedia) Hanau Hanau häˈnou [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Main and Kinzig rivers. It is…

Bülow, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von

(Encyclopedia) Bülow, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr vonBülow, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm frīˈhĕr [key]Bülow, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von fən büˈlō [key], 1755–1816, Prussian…

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron von

(Encyclopedia) Leibniz or Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron vonLeibniz or Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron vonboth: gôtˈfrēt vĭlˈhĕlm bärônˈ fan līpˈnĭts [key], 1646–1716, German philosopher and…

Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von

(Encyclopedia) Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron vonSteuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron vonsty&oomacr;ˈbən, Ger. frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm bärōnˈ fən shtoiˈbən [key], 1730–94, Prussian army officer,…

Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von

(Encyclopedia) Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonSchelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm yōˈzĕf fən shĕˈlĭng [key], 1775–1854, German philosopher. After theological study at…

Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria, 1652–1722, German princess, called the Princess Palatine and also known as Charlotte Elizabeth; wife of Philippe I d'Orléans, brother of King Louis XIV…

Werner Klemperer

actorBorn: 3/22/1920Birthplace: Cologne, Germany Emmy Award-winning actor who played bumbling, monocled Nazi Col. Wilhelm Klink on television's Hogan's Heroes. His true love, however, was music. He…