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Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von

(Encyclopedia)Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von äˈdôlf frēˈdrĭkh ĕrtˈmän fən mĕnˈtsəl [key], 1815–1905, German painter and illustrator. Self-taught, Menzel made lithographic illustrations for Goet...

Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd von

(Encyclopedia)Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd von kärl ro͞oˈdôlf gĕrt fən ro͝ontˈshtĕt [key], 1875–1953, German field marshal. He proved his exceptional abilities in World War I. In World War II he commanded...

Buch, Christian Leopold, Freiherr von

(Encyclopedia)Buch, Christian Leopold, Freiherr von krĭsˈtyän lāˈōpôlt frīˈhĕr fən bo͞okh [key], 1774–1853, German geologist and paleontologist, graduate of the mining academy, Freiberg, Germany, and ...

Baer, Karl Ernst von

(Encyclopedia)Baer, Karl Ernst von, 1792–1876, Estonian biologist. He was a professor at Würzburg and Königsberg and from 1834 at St. Petersburg. Considered a founder of modern embryology, he discovered the not...

Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von

(Encyclopedia)Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von foiˈərbäkh [key], 1775–1833, German jurist; father of Ludwig Feuerbach. His work was in the field of criminal law. In Kritik des natürlichen Rechts [critique o...

Augustenburg, Christian Augustus, Herzog von

(Encyclopedia)Augustenburg, Christian Augustus, Herzog von: see Schleswig-Holstein. ...

Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau, Nikolaus

(Encyclopedia)Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau, Nikolaus: see Lenau, Nikolaus. ...

Strehlenau, Nikolaus Niembsch Edler von

(Encyclopedia)Strehlenau, Nikolaus Niembsch Edler von: see Lenau, Nikolaus. ...

Coronel

(Encyclopedia)Coronel kōrōnĕlˈ [key], S central Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Part of the Great C...

Siebold, Karl Theodor Ernst von

(Encyclopedia)Siebold, Karl Theodor Ernst von: see under Siebold, family. ...