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Lazarus, Emma
(Encyclopedia) Lazarus, Emma, 1849–87, American poet and essayist, b. New York City. Her early verse includes Admetus and Other Poems (1871) and The Spagnoletto (1876), a poetic drama. Enraged by the…Gagern, Heinrich, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Gagern, Heinrich, Freiherr vonGagern, Heinrich, Freiherr vonhīnˈrĭkh frīˈhĕr fən gäˈgərn [key], 1799–1880, German statesman. A Hessian parliamentary leader and leading advocate of…Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de La Motte-
(Encyclopedia) Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de La Motte-frēˈdrĭkh hīnˈrĭkh kärl bärōnˈ də lä môt-f&oomacr;kāˈ [key], 1777–1843, German…Börne, Karl Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Börne, Karl LudwigBörne, Karl Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh börˈnə [key], 1786–1837, German journalist, of Jewish origin. His original name was Löb Baruch. He studied medicine and…Schwabe, Samuel Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Schwabe, Samuel HeinrichSchwabe, Samuel Heinrichzäˈm&oomacr;ĕl hīnˈrĭkh shväbˈə [key], 1789–1875, German apothecary and amateur astronomer. In the hope of discovering a new planet…Kayser, Heinrich Gustav Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Kayser, Heinrich Gustav JohannesKayser, Heinrich Gustav Johanneshīnˈrĭkh g&oobreve;sˈtäf yōhänˈəs kīˈzər [key], 1853–1940, German physicist. He was professor at Bonn from 1894 to…Grätz, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Grätz or Graetz, HeinrichGrätz or Graetz, Heinrichboth: hīnˈrĭkh grĕts [key], 1817–91, German Jewish historian. He was the first modern historian to write, from a Jewish perspective, a…Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf von
(Encyclopedia) Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf vonWrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf vonfrēˈdrĭkh hīnˈrĭkh ĕrnst gräf fən vrängˈəl [key], 1784–1877, Prussian field marshal. He fought in…Wagner, Adolf Heinrich Gotthilf
(Encyclopedia) Wagner, Adolf Heinrich GotthilfWagner, Adolf Heinrich Gotthilfäˈdôlf hīnˈrĭkh gôtˈhĭlf vägˈnər [key], 1835–1917, German economist and socialist, studied at Göttingen and Heidelberg. He…Schenker, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Schenker, HeinrichSchenker, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh shĕngkˈər [key], 1868–1935, Austro-Polish music theorist. Educated at the Vienna Conservatory, he devoted his life to teaching and research…Trending
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