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Schechter, Solomon
(Encyclopedia) Schechter, SolomonSchechter, Solomonshĕkhˈtər [key], 1847–1915, Jewish scholar. Born in Romania, he was educated in Vienna and at the Univ. of Berlin. He went to England in 1882 and in…Pilnyak, Boris
(Encyclopedia) Pilnyak, BorisPilnyak, Borisbərēsˈ pēlnyäkˈ [key], pseud. of Boris Andreyevich VogauBoris Andreyevich Vogauəndrāˈyəvĭch vôˈgou [key], 1894–1937?, Russian novelist and short-story…Koussevitzky, Serge
(Encyclopedia) Koussevitzky, Serge (Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky)Koussevitzky, Sergesĕrzh k&oomacr;səvĭtˈskē; Rus. syĭrgāˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch k&oobreve;syĭvētˈskē [key], 1874–1951,…Lang, Fritz
(Encyclopedia) Lang, FritzLang, Fritzläng [key], 1890–1976, German-American film director, b. Vienna. His silent and early sound films, notably the iconic masterpiece Metropolis (1926) with its…Gossart, Jan
(Encyclopedia) Gossart or Gossaert, Jan, c.1478–1532, Flemish painter, b. Maubeuge, also known as Jan de Mabuse after his birthplace. He may have studied in Bruges before joining the Antwerp guild in…Goes, Hugo van der
(Encyclopedia) Goes, Hugo van derGoes, Hugo van derh&oomacr;ˈgō vän dĕr g&oomacr;s [key], d.1482, Flemish painter. Probably born in Ghent, he was a member of the painters' guild there in 1467…Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr vonHumboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr vonvĭlˈhĕlm [key]Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr von frīˈhĕr fən h&oobreve;mˈbôlt [key], 1767–1835, German statesman and…Husseini, Amin al-
(Encyclopedia) Husseini, Amin al-Husseini, Amin al-ämēnˈ äl h&oobreve;sāˈnē [key], 1896?–1974, Arab political and religious leader. He was inveterately opposed to the creation of a Jewish state…Kantorowicz, Ernst Hartwig
(Encyclopedia) Kantorowicz, Ernst Hartwig, 1895–1963, German-American historian, b. Poznań (then Posen, Germany), studied Univ. of Berlin, Univ. of Heidelberg (Ph.D., 1921). As a young man he was a…Lucas van Leyden
(Encyclopedia) Lucas van LeydenLucas van Leydenlüˈkäs vän līˈdən [key], 1494–1533, Dutch historical and genre painter and engraver. With Lucas, Dutch painting of scenes from daily life may be said to…Trending
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