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Hartmann von Aue

(Encyclopedia)Hartmann von Aue härtˈmän fən ouˈə [key], c.1170–c.1220, German poet whose name is also spelled von Ouwe. His chivalric romances Erec and Iwain are tales of Arthurian legend. Other works inclu...

Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald

(Encyclopedia)Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald, 1881–1955, British anthropologist. He did fieldwork in the Andaman Islands and in Australia. Radcliffe-Brown fostered the development of social anthropology as a sc...

Kotzebue, Otto von

(Encyclopedia)Kotzebue, Otto von ôˈtō vônˈ kôtˈzəbo͞o [key], 1787–1846, Russian naval officer and explorer; son of A. F. F. von Kotzebue. He accompanied A. J. von Krusenstern on his circumnavigation (180...

Frisch, Karl von

(Encyclopedia)Frisch, Karl von frĭsh [key], 1887–1982, Austrian zoologist, b. Vienna, Austria. He studied zoology with Richard von Hertwig, whom he later succeeded as professor of zoology at Munich Univ. For his...

Aue, Hartmann von

(Encyclopedia)Aue, Hartmann von: see Hartmann von Aue. ...

Saaz, Johannes von

(Encyclopedia)Saaz, Johannes von: see Johannes von Saaz. ...

Tepl, Johannes von

(Encyclopedia)Tepl, Johannes von: see Johannes von Saaz. ...

Götz von Berlichingen

(Encyclopedia)Götz von Berlichingen: see Berlichingen, Götz von. ...

Eschenbach, Wolfram von

(Encyclopedia)Eschenbach, Wolfram von: see Wolfram von Eschenbach. ...

Ouwe, Hartmann von

(Encyclopedia)Ouwe, Hartmann von: see Hartmann von Aue. ...