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Werner, Anton Alexander von
(Encyclopedia)Werner, Anton Alexander von änˈtôn älĕksänˈdər fən vĕrˈnər [key], 1843–1915, German historical painter, portraitist, and illustrator. He was director (1875–1915) of the Berlin Academy....Sanders, Otto Liman von
(Encyclopedia)Sanders, Otto Liman von: see Liman von Sanders, Otto. ...Hötzendorf, Franz Conrad von
(Encyclopedia)Hötzendorf, Franz Conrad von: see Conrad von Hötzendorf, Franz. ...Dalin, Olof von
(Encyclopedia)Dalin, Olof von o͞oˈlôv fən dälēnˈ [key], 1708–63, Swedish historian, poet, and journalist, the foremost figure of the Swedish Enlightenment. In his successful career in the civil service, Da...Gesner, Konrad von
(Encyclopedia)Gesner, Konrad von kônˈrät fən gĕsˈnər [key], 1516–65, Swiss scientist and bibliographer. Gesner was noted for his scholarship and erudition in almost every field of knowledge. He lived in Z�...Stein, Lorenz von
(Encyclopedia)Stein, Lorenz von lōˈrĕnts fən shtīn [key], 1815–90, German economist and sociologist. He studied jurisprudence at the Univ. of Kiel and at Paris and taught (1846–51) at the Univ. of Kiel, bu...Wallace, Alfred Russel
(Encyclopedia)Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823–1913, English naturalist. From his study of comparative biology in Brazil and in the East Indies, he evolved a concept of evolution similar to that of Charles Darwin. Li...Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, count d'
(Encyclopedia)Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, count d' älfrĕdˈ gēyōmˈ gäbrēĕlˈ, dôrsāˈ [key], 1801–52, French dandy. The son of a Bonapartist general, he went to England in 1821, where he met Margue...Gentz, Friedrich von
(Encyclopedia)Gentz, Friedrich von frēˈdrĭkh fən gĕnts [key], 1764–1832, German conservative political theorist. Admirer of the English political system of checks and balances, Gentz was critical of the Fren...Frundsberg, Georg von
(Encyclopedia)Frundsberg, Georg von gāˈôrkh fən fro͝ontsˈbĕrkh [key], 1473–1528, German commander in the service of Holy Roman emperors Maximilian I and Charles V. He was the principal organizer and comman...Browse by Subject
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