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Bartsch, Adam von
(Encyclopedia) Bartsch, Adam von (Johann Adam Bernhard von Bartsch)Bartsch, Adam vonäˈdäm fən bärch [key], 1757–1821, Austrian engraver, etcher, and writer. His critical catalog, Le Peintre Graveur (…Architects
Notable Architects From Aalto to Wright A-C | D-K | L-O | P-S | T-Y Charles Bullfinch's Massachusetts State House (1795–1798) Aalto, Alvar Abercrombie, Sir…Pappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zu
(Encyclopedia) Pappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zuPappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zugôtˈfrēt hīnˈrĭkh gräf ts&oomacr; päˈpənhīm [key], 1594–1632, German military leader, imperial field…Patkul, Johann Reinhold von
(Encyclopedia) Patkul, Johann Reinhold vonPatkul, Johann Reinhold vonyōˈhän rīnˈhôlt fən pätˈk&oobreve;l [key], 1660–1707, Livonian nobleman. He incurred the wrath of Charles XI of Sweden by…Lamont, Johann von
(Encyclopedia) Lamont, Johann vonLamont, Johann vonyōˈhän fən läˈmônt [key], 1805–79, Scottish-German astronomer and magnetician, b. Scotland. In 1817 he went to Ratisbon to study at the seminary. He…Biren, Ernst Johann von
(Encyclopedia) Biren, Ernst Johann von: see Biron.Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von
(Encyclopedia) Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonFeuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonpoul yōˈhän änˈzĕlm [key]Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von foiˈərbäkh [key], 1775–1833, German jurist; father of…A Guide to Inventions and Discoveries From Adrenaline to the Zipper
From Adrenaline to the Zipper See also Famous Firsts in Aviation, Nobel Prizes.Adrenaline:(isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897.Aerosol can:Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926.Air brake:George…Arnim, Achim von
(Encyclopedia) Arnim, Achim or Joachim vonArnim, Achim or Joachim vonäkhˈĭm, yōäkhˈĭm, fən ärˈnĭm [key], 1781–1831, German writer of the romantic school. He is best remembered for his work with his…higher criticism
(Encyclopedia) higher criticism, name given to a type of biblical criticism distinguished from textual or lower criticism. It seeks to interpret text of the Bible free from confessional and dogmatic…Trending
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