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van Loon, Hendrik Willem

(Encyclopedia)van Loon, Hendrik Willem văn lōn [key], 1882–1944, American author and journalist, b. Rotterdam, Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States in 1903 and studied at Harvard and Cornell (B.A., 19...

Massys, Quentin

(Encyclopedia)Massys, Matsys, Messys, or Metsys, Quentin kvĕnˈtĭn mäsīsˈ, mätsīsˈ, mĕ–, mĕt– [key], c.1466–1530, Flemish painter. After studying in Louvain, he moved to Antwerp by 1491, remaining i...

Waals, Johannes Diderik van der

(Encyclopedia)Waals, Johannes Diderik van der: see van der Waals, Johannes Diderik. ...

Meulen, Adam Frans van der

(Encyclopedia)Meulen, Adam Frans van der äˈdäm fräns vän dĕr mölˈən [key], c.1632–1690, Flemish painter of battle scenes and portraits. He was invited to Paris c.1665 and accompanied Louis XIV on militar...

Siebold, Philipp Franz van

(Encyclopedia)Siebold, Philipp Franz van fēˈlĭp fränts fen zēˈbôlt [key], 1796–1866, German naturalist and physician; son of A. E. von Siebold. He was noted for his studies of the natural history, ethnogra...

van der Waals equation

(Encyclopedia)van der Waals equation: see gas laws. ...

van der Waals forces

(Encyclopedia)van der Waals forces: see intermolecular forces. ...

Livingston, Peter Van Brugh

(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Peter Van Brugh: see under Livingston, family. ...

Meer, Jan van der

(Encyclopedia)Meer, Jan or Johannes van der: see Vermeer, Jan. ...

Faes, Pieter van der

(Encyclopedia)Faes, Pieter van der: see Lely, Sir Peter. ...