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Zeeman, Pieter
(Encyclopedia)Zeeman, Pieter pēˈtər zāˈmän [key], 1865–1943, Dutch physicist. He was professor of physics at the Univ. of Amsterdam from 1900 and director of the Physical Institute, Amsterdam, from 1908. In...Zeeman effect
(Encyclopedia)Zeeman effect, splitting of a single spectral line (see spectrum) into a group of closely spaced lines when the substance producing the single line is subjected to a uniform magnetic field. The effect...Vanderlyn, Pieter
(Encyclopedia)Vanderlyn, Pieter vănˈdərlĭn [key], c.1687–1778, American colonial painter, b. Holland. He reached New York c.1718 and became a portrait painter and land speculator and practiced other trades, ...Lastman, Pieter
(Encyclopedia)Lastman, Pieter pēˈtər lästˈmän [key], 1583–1633, Dutch painter. During a stay in Rome, Lastman was influenced by Caravaggio's chiaroscuro technique and by the work of Elsheimer. In Holland he...Aertsen, Pieter
(Encyclopedia)Aertsen or Aertszen, Pieter both: pēˈtər ärtˈsən [key], 1503?–1575, Dutch painter, b. Amsterdam. Aertsen painted genre scenes (see genre) that are lighthearted in spirit. He also painted relig...Laar, Pieter van
(Encyclopedia)Laar, Pieter van: see Laer, Pieter van. ...De Kempener, Pieter
(Encyclopedia)De Kempener, Pieter: see Kempener, Pieter de. ...Hoogh, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia)Hoogh, Pieter de: see Hooch, Pieter de. ...De Hooch, Pieter
(Encyclopedia)De Hooch or De Hoogh, Pieter: see Hooch, Pieter de. ...Boutens, Pieter Cornelis
(Encyclopedia)Boutens, Pieter Cornelis pēˈtər kôrnāˈlĭs bouˈtəns [key], 1870–1943, Dutch poet. His Verzen (1898) won him early praise. His impressionistic and mystical lyric verse was marked by rhythmic ...Browse by Subject
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