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Fischer von Erlach, Johann Bernhard
(Encyclopedia) Fischer von Erlach, Johann BernhardFischer von Erlach, Johann Bernhardyōˈhän bĕrnˈhärt fĭshˈər fən ērˈläkh [key], 1656–1723, the leading Austrian baroque architect. After studying in…Lenbach, Franz von
(Encyclopedia) Lenbach, Franz vonLenbach, Franz vonfränts fən lānˈbäkh [key], 1836–1904, German portrait painter. He studied in Munich and Rome and from 1863 to 1868 worked as a copyist of old…Baeyer, Adolf von
(Encyclopedia) Baeyer, Adolf von (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer)Baeyer, Adolf vonäˈdôlf fən bāˈyər; yōhänˈ frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm [key], 1835–1917, German chemist. He taught at Berlin and…Sophia Charlotte
(Encyclopedia) Sophia CharlotteSophia Charlottezōfēˈä shärlôtˈə [key], 1668–1705, first queen of Prussia, second wife of King Frederick I, daughter of Electress Sophia of Hanover, and sister of King…Biographies: Notable Philosophers
Notable Philosophers René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by…Biographies: Notable Architects
Notable Architects Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture…Eck, Johann Maier von
(Encyclopedia) Eck, Johann Maier vonEck, Johann Maier vonyōˈhän mīˈər fən ĕk [key], 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian. He was of peasant stock, the name von Eck being taken from his…Spinoza, Baruch
(Encyclopedia) Spinoza, Baruch or BenedictSpinoza, Baruch or Benedictspinōˈzə [key], 1632–77, Dutch philosopher, b. Amsterdam. Politically, Spinoza and Hobbes again share assumptions about the…Gottfried Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and mathematician whose broad knowledge made him one of the most influential European thinkers of the 18th century. The son of a philosophy…Gilbert Gottfried
Stand-up comedian Gilbert Gottfried was easily recognized by his purposefully grating, New York voice, perhaps most famously used in the animated feature Aladdin (1992) as Iago the parrot. Gottfried…Trending
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