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Kohn, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Kohn, Walter, 1923–2016, American physicist, b. Vienna, Austria, Ph.D. Harvard, 1948. The son of Austrian Jews, he was transported to England in a rescue convoy after Nazi Germany…Kreisky, Bruno
(Encyclopedia) Kreisky, BrunoKreisky, Brunobr&oomacr;ˈnō krīˈskē [key], 1911–90, Austrian Socialist politician. He served as a diplomat and foreign affairs minister (1959–66). His goal of…Laibach, Congress of
(Encyclopedia) Laibach, Congress ofLaibach, Congress oflīˈbäkh [key], conference of European powers in 1821, held in what is now Ljubljana, Slovenia. The chief powers at the congress were Russia,…Austerlitz
(Encyclopedia) AusterlitzAusterlitzôˈstərlĭts, Ger. ouˈ– [key], Czech Slavkov u Brna, town, S Czech Republic, in Moravia. An agricultural center, the town has sugar refineries and cotton mills. It…Confederation of the Rhine
(Encyclopedia) Confederation of the Rhine, league of German states formed by Emperor Napoleon I in 1806 after his defeat of the Austrians at Austerlitz. Among its members were the newly created…Francis II, king of the Two Sicilies
(Encyclopedia) Francis II, 1836–94, last king of the Two Sicilies (1859–61), son and successor of Ferdinand II. A weak ruler, he let his ministers follow his father's reactionary policy. Faced with…Faymann, Werner
(Encyclopedia) Faymann, Werner, 1960–, Austrian politician, federal chancellor of Austria (2008–16), b. Vienna. A member of the Social Democrat party, he began his political career as chairman of…Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, PrinceBezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Princeəlyĭksänˈdər əndrāˈəvĭch bĕzbôrôdˈkô [key], 1747–99, Russian statesman. He became secretary of petitions…Central Powers
(Encyclopedia) Central Powers, in World War I, the coalition of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.Balkan Wars
(Encyclopedia) Balkan Wars, 1912–13, two short wars, fought for the possession of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire. The outbreak of the Italo-Turkish War for the possession of Tripoli (…Trending
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