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Poetry Month | Notable Poets

Auden, Byron, Chaucer, and more A-B | C-D | E-H | J-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z   Amiri Baraka   Abu Nuwas Addison, Joseph Aidoo, Ama Ata Aiken, Conrad Akhmatova, Anna Aldington,…

Brentano, Clemens

(Encyclopedia) Brentano, ClemensBrentano, Clemensbrĕntäˈnō [key], 1778–1842, German poet of the romantic school; brother of Bettina von Arnim (see under Arnim, Achim von). While studying at Halle and…

Esterházy

(Encyclopedia) EsterházyEsterházyĕsˈtĕrhäˌzē [key], princely Hungarian family. Paul, Fürst Esterházy von Galantha, 1635–1713, was elected palatine (regent) of Hungary in 1681 and distinguished…

Schadow, Johann Gottfried

(Encyclopedia) Schadow, Johann GottfriedSchadow, Johann Gottfriedyōˈhän gôtˈfrēt shäˈdôf [key], 1764–1850, German sculptor of the neoclassical school. He studied in Rome. In 1788 he returned to…

The Bismarck

The Bismarck Fearsome Nazi ship, short career on the seas by Gerry Brown Launched Feb. 14, 1939 and named for former German chancellor Otto von Bismarck the fearsome Bismarck was the…

Wertheimer, Max

(Encyclopedia) Wertheimer, MaxWertheimer, Maxmäks vĕrtˈhīmər [key], 1880–1943, German psychologist, b. Prague. He studied at the universities of Prague, Berlin, and Würzburg (Ph.D., 1904). His…

Writing Well: Sample Term Papers

Sample Term PapersWriting WellSample Term PapersTerm Paper #2Term Paper #3 Term Paper #1 Felix Mendelssohn by Charles Rozakis Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was born on February 3, 1809…

Krupp

(Encyclopedia) KruppKruppkr&oobreve;p [key], family of German armament manufacturers. The family settled in Essen in the 16th cent. The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by…

U-V

U2Tracey UllmanLiv UllmannSkeet UlrichAmber VallettaAbigail Van BurenLee Van CleefJean-Claude Van DammeJames Van Der BeekAmy VanderbiltLuther VandrossMona Van DuynDick Van DykeVan HalenMelvin Van…