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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…

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…

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,…

de la GARZA, Eligio, II (Kika) (1927—), Congress, TX (1927)

de la GARZA, Eligio, II (Kika), a Representative from Texas; born in Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Tex., September 22, 1927; educated at Mission (Tex.) High School, Edinburgh (Tex.) Junior…

The Tall Ships | Kruzenshtern, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, and Kaiwo Maru II

Tall Ships:Kruzenshtern, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, and Kaiwo Maru II by David Johnson Kruzenshtern The Russian ship Kruzenshtern For sheer size, few…

The Tall Ships | Amerigo Vespucci, Sagres II, Simon Bolivar, Guayas, Gloria

Tall Ships:Amerigo Vespucci, Sagres II, Simon Bolivar, Guayas, Gloria by David Johnson Amerigo Vespucci Italy's oldest navy ship Amerigo Vespucci…

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…

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…