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Grimm, Friedrich Melchior, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Grimm, Friedrich Melchior, Baron frēˈdrĭkh mĕlˈkhēôr bärōnˈ grĭm [key], 1723–1807, German man of letters in France. He contributed to the Encyclopédie articles on music that were bellige...Leighton, Frederick Leighton, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Leighton, Frederick Leighton, Baron lāˈtən [key], 1830–96, English painter and sculptor. He studied in Florence. His first exhibited picture, which showed Cimabue's Madonna being carried through ...Cronstedt, Axel Fredrik, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Cronstedt, Axel Fredrik, Baron äkˈsəl frāˈdrĭk, kro͞onˈstĕt [key], 1722–65, Swedish mineralogist and chemist. In 1751 he discovered in niccolite an impure form of nickel, reported it as a n...Sackville, Charles, 6th earl of Dorset
(Encyclopedia)Sackville, Charles, 6th earl of Dorset, 1638–1706, English poet and courtier. After the restoration, he became a member of the intimate circle of young rakes and wits at the court of Charles II, wri...Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron, 1731–1806, lord chancellor of England. Called to the bar in 1754, he enjoyed considerable success in legal practice. He was made a king's counsel in 1762 and ente...Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von
(Encyclopedia)Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von fĕrˈdēnänt bärōnˈ fən rĭkhtˈhōfən [key], 1833–1905, German geographer, geologist, and traveler. He took part in a Prussian expedition in E Asia (1860–6...Hirsch, Maurice, baron de
(Encyclopedia)Hirsch, Maurice, baron de mōrēsˈ bärôNˈ də hĭrsh [key], 1831–96, German Jewish financier and philanthropist. The benefactor of numerous organizations and causes, his most ambitious project w...Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von
(Encyclopedia)Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von. ...Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von
(Encyclopedia)Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von. ...Villiers, George
(Encyclopedia)Villiers, George: see Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke of; Buckingham, George Villiers, 2d duke of. ...Browse by Subject
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