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(Encyclopedia) orielorielôrˈēəl [key], projecting or bay window in an upper story, supported on brackets, corbels, or an engaged column, usually polygonal or curved in plan. It is most characteristic…Peter Canisius, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Peter Canisius, SaintPeter Canisius, Saintkənĭshˈēəs [key], 1521–97, Dutch Jesuit, Doctor of the Church, b. Nijmegen. He spent his life traveling widely strengthening wavering Roman…Frank, Bruno
(Encyclopedia) Frank, BrunoFrank, Brunobr&oomacr;ˈnō frängk [key], 1887–1945, German novelist and dramatist. His popular works include the historical novels The Days of the King (1924, tr. 1927…Capito, Wolfgang Fabricius
(Encyclopedia) Capito, Wolfgang FabriciusCapito, Wolfgang Fabriciuskăpˈĭtō, Ger. vôlfˈgäng fäbrēˈtsy&oobreve;s käˈpētō [key], 1478–1541, German Protestant reformer, whose original family name was…Brown, Elmer Ellsworth
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Elmer Ellsworth, 1861–1934, American educator, b. Chautauqua co., N.Y., grad. Illinois State Normal Univ., 1881, and studied at the Univ. of Michigan and in Germany. He taught…Bruyn, Barthel Bartholomaeus
(Encyclopedia) Bruyn, Barthel BartholomaeusBruyn, Barthel Bartholomaeusbärˈtəl bärˌtōlōmāˈ&oomacr;s broin [key], 1493–1555, German Renaissance painter, active in Cologne from 1515. Known…Bonnke, Reinhard
(Encyclopedia) Bonnke, Reinhard, 1940–2019, German evangelist, b. Königsburg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). After studying at the Bible College of Wales (now the Trinity School of Ministry) he became a…Stuttgart Ballet
(Encyclopedia) Stuttgart Ballet, the first major German ballet company. The company, housed in the Württemberg Staatstheater, rose rapidly to fame in the 1960s under the direction of John Cranko (…Trelleborg
(Encyclopedia) TrelleborgTrelleborgtrĕləbôrˈyə [key], city (1990 pop. 22,850), Malmöhus co., extreme S Sweden, a port on the Baltic Sea. Manufactures include machinery, rubber, cement, and refined…Württemberg-Hohenzollern
(Encyclopedia) Württemberg-HohenzollernWürttemberg-Hohenzollernvürˈtəmbĕrkˌ-hōˌəntsôlˈərn [key], former state, c.4,020 sq mi (10,410 sq km), SW Germany. Tübingen was the capital. Formed after 1945,…Trending
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