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Marburg an der Lahn
(Encyclopedia) Marburg an der LahnMarburg an der Lahnmärˈb&oobreve;rk än dĕr län [key] or Marburg, city (1994 pop. 76,582), Hesse, Germany, on the Lahn River. It is chiefly known for its…Robbers, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Robbers, HermanRobbers, Hermanhĕrˈmän rôˈbərs [key], 1868–1937, Dutch novelist. A representative of descriptive realism, he wrote De Roman van een Gezin (1909–10; tr. The Fortunes of a…Gorter, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Gorter, HermanGorter, Hermanhĕrˈmän gôrˈtər [key], 1864–1927, Dutch poet. He wrote two notable long poems, Mei (1889) and Pan (1912). A Marxian socialist, Gorter was a well-known…Heijermans, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Heijermans, HermanHeijermans, Hermanhĕrˈmän hīˈərmäns [key], 1864–1924, Dutch dramatist. Much of his work treated life among the Dutch Jews. His dramas include Op Hoop van Zegen (1900…Giessen
(Encyclopedia) Giessen Giessen gēˈsən [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. It is an…Darmstadt
(Encyclopedia) Darmstadt Darmstadt därmˈshtät [key], city, Hesse, central Germany. It is a commercial, industrial, and…Rüsselsheim
(Encyclopedia) RüsselsheimRüsselsheimrüsˈəls-hīm [key], city (1994 pop. 60,361), Hesse, central W central Germany, on the Main River. It is a center for the assembly of automobiles. Rüsselsheim was…Orvan Hess 2002 Deaths
Orvan HessAge: 96 pioneering obstetrician and gynecologist who, in 1942, became the first physician to successfully use penicillin clincially when he treated a woman on the verge of death…Ladislaus Herman
(Encyclopedia) Ladislaus HermanLadislaus Hermanlädˈĭslousˌ hĕrˈmän [key], 1040–1102, duke of Poland (1079–1102), brother and successor of Boleslaus II. His rule was one of weakness and decline. At…Waldeck
(Encyclopedia) WaldeckWaldeckvälˈdĕk [key], former principality, central Germany, now an administrative district (c.420 sq mi/1,090 sq km) of Hesse. Arolsen was the capital. An agricultural region,…Trending
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