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Koch, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Koch, Johannes: see Cocceius, Johannes. ...Koken, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Koken, Johannes: see Cocceius, Johannes. ...Evald, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Evald, Johannes: see Ewald, Johannes. ...Kempener, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia)Kempener, Pieter de pēˈtər də kĕmˈpənər [key], c.1503–1580, Flemish painter, b. Brussels. He studied and painted for 10 years in Italy and about 1537 settled in Seville, Spain, where he was ...Laer, Pieter van
(Encyclopedia)Laer or Laar, Pieter van both: pēˈtər vän lär [key], c.1592–1642, Dutch landscape and genre painter and etcher. In 1625 he went to Rome, where he stayed until 1639. He was nicknamed Il Bambocci...Saenredam, Pieter Jansz
(Encyclopedia)Saenredam, Pieter Jansz pēˈtər yäns sänˈrədäm [key], 1597–1665, Dutch painter. Born in Assendelft, he spent most of his life in Haarlem. Saenredam was a painter of structures and was sometim...Schilling, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Schilling, Johannes yōhänˈəs shĭlˈĭng [key], 1828–1910, German sculptor. He is represented by many monuments in Germany, including the colossal Germania (1883), a national monument in the Nie...Hooch, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia)Hooch or Hoogh, Pieter de both: pēˈtər də hōkh [key], b. c.1629, d. after 1677, Dutch genre painter. He worked in Delft, Leiden, and Amsterdam, painting intimate interiors that may have been infl...Brenz, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Brenz, Johannes yōhänˈəs brĕnz [key], c.1522–67, German Protestant reformer. After coming under the influence of Johannes Oecolampadius and Martin Luther, Brenz stopped celebrating Mass (1523) ...Fibiger, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Fibiger, Johannes yôhäˈnəs fēˈbēgər [key], 1867–1928, Danish pathologist and physician. He served as professor of pathological anatomy at the Univ. of Copenhagen. For his experimental studie...Browse by Subject
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