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Maai

(Encyclopedia)Maai mā-āˈī [key], in the Bible, one who took part in the dedication of the wall. ...

Diels, Otto Paul Hermann

(Encyclopedia)Diels, Otto Paul Hermann, 1876–1954, German chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1899. From 1899 to 1915, Diehls was on the faculty at the Univ. of Berlin. In 1916, he joined the Univ. of Kiel, where he ...

Kipnis, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Kipnis, Alexander kĭpˈnĭs [key], 1891–1978, Russian-American operatic bass. He studied conducting at the Warsaw Conservatory and voice in Berlin. He made his operatic debut (1915) in Hamburg. Imp...

Schinkel, Karl Friedrich

(Encyclopedia)Schinkel, Karl Friedrich kärl frēˈdrĭkh shĭngˈkəl [key], 1781–1841, German architect and painter. A member of the Berlin Academy, he became a professor in 1820. He also worked in lithography,...

Hassenaah

(Encyclopedia)Hassenaah hăsēnāˈə [key], in the Bible, family name of workers on the wall of Jerusalem. An alternate form is Senaah. ...

Hashabniah

(Encyclopedia)Hashabniah hăshˌăbnīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of a repairer of the wall of Jerusalem. 2 Signer of the covenant. ...

Hashub

(Encyclopedia)Hashub hāˈshəb [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 Repairers of the wall of Jerusalem. 3 Signer of the covenant. ...

Miphkad

(Encyclopedia)Miphkad mĭfˈkăd [key], [Heb.,=muster gate], in the Bible, gate in the postexilic wall of Jerusalem. It was east of the Temple. ...

Maginot Line

(Encyclopedia)Maginot Line măzhˈĭnō, Fr. mäzhēnōˈ [key], system of fortifications along the eastern frontier of France, extending from the Swiss border to the Belgian. It was named for André Maginot, who w...

stoa

(Encyclopedia)stoa stōˈə [key], in ancient Greek architecture, an extended, roofed colonnade on a street or square. Early examples consisted of a simple open-fronted shed or porch with a roof sloping from the ba...