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(Encyclopedia) WetzlarWetzlarvĕtsˈlär [key], city (1994 pop. 54,188), Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. Situated in a region where iron ore is mined, the city has a metallurgical industry.…Schomberg, Frederick Herman, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Schomberg, Frederick Herman, 1st duke ofSchomberg, Frederick Herman, 1st duke ofschŏmˈbərg [key], Ger. Friedrich Hermann von Schönberg, 1615–90, German soldier of fortune. After…Badillo, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Badillo, HermanBadillo, Hermanbädēˈyō [key], 1929–2014, U.S. politician, b. Caguas, Puerto Rico, grad. City College (now part of the City Univ. of New York), 1951, Brooklyn Law School…Kahn, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Kahn, HermanKahn, Hermankän [key], 1922–83, American military strategist. b. Bayonne, N.J. After graduate work in physics at the California Institute of Technology, he joined the Rand…Mainz
(Encyclopedia) MainzMainzmīnts [key], city (1994 pop. 185,487), capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, a port on the E bank of the Rhine River opposite the mouth of the Main River. Its French…Conwell, Russell Herman
(Encyclopedia) Conwell, Russell Herman, 1843–1925, American Baptist minister and lecturer, b. Worthington, Mass. After practicing law, he was ordained (1879) and went to Philadelphia as a minister.…Johannisberg
(Encyclopedia) JohannisbergJohannisbergyōhäˈnĭsbĕrkh [key], village, Hesse, central Germany, near the Rhine River. A health resort, it is also noted for its magnificent wine.Fulda
(Encyclopedia) Fulda Fulda f&oobreve;lˈdä [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Fulda River. It is a banking…Wouk, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Wouk, HermanWouk, Hermanwōk [key], 1915–2019, American writer, b. New York City. In The Caine Mutiny (1951; Pulitzer Prize), he made the protagonist-antagonist Captain Queeg a popular…Hirschhorn, Joseph Herman
financier, speculator, art collectorBirthplace: Mitau, LatviaBorn: 1899Died: 1981Trending
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