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Hassel, Odd

(Encyclopedia) Hassel, OddHassel, Oddôd häsˈəl [key], 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist, b. Christiania (now Oslo), grad. Oslo Univ. (1920), Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin (1924). After pursuing X-ray…

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…

Roth, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Roth, Joseph or JózefRoth, Joseph or Józefyōˈzĕf rōt [key], 1894–1939, Austrian novelist, essayist, journalist, and publisherb. Brody, Galicia. An outspoken critic of Hitler and…

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…

Owens, Jesse

(Encyclopedia) Owens, Jesse, 1913–80, U.S. track star, b. Alabama. He was also called John Cleveland Owens, although his original name was said to be simply J. C. Owens. After his family moved to…

Spener, Philipp Jakob

(Encyclopedia) Spener, Philipp JakobSpener, Philipp Jakobfēˈlĭp yäˈkôp shpāˈnər [key], 1635–1705, German theologian, founder of Pietism. He was pastor of the Lutheran church at Frankfurt in 1670 when…

Gabo, Naum

(Encyclopedia) Gabo, NaumGabo, Naumnoum gäˈbō [key], 1890–1977, Russian sculptor, architect, theorist, and teacher, brother of Antoine Pevsner. Gabo lived in Munich and Norway until the end of the…

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…