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Wien, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Wien, WilhelmWien, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm vēn [key], 1864–1928, German physicist. He was professor at the universities of Giessen (1899), Würzburg (1900–1920), and Munich (from 1920). He…Baden, city, Austria
(Encyclopedia) Baden Baden bäˈdən [key] or Baden-bei-Wien Baden-bei-Wien…Wien
(Encyclopedia) Wien: see Vienna, Austria.Brandeis University
(Encyclopedia) Brandeis University, at Waltham, Mass.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1948. Although Brandeis was founded by members of the American Jewish community, the university operates as…Movies and Film: Germany's Greatest -Ism
Germany's Greatest -IsmMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond In 1919, world…Kent, Rockwell
(Encyclopedia) Kent, Rockwell, 1882–1971, American painter, muralist, wood engraver, lithographer, book and magazine illustrator, and writer, b. Tarrytown, N.Y. Kent studied with William Merritt…Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
(Encyclopedia) Harnoncourt, Nikolaus (Johann Nikolaus Graf de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt), 1929–2016, Austrian conductor, b. Berlin, studied Vienna Music Academy (1948–52). A pioneer in…Vienna State Opera
(Encyclopedia) Vienna State Opera, opera house and company in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1869 as an expansion of the Vienna Court Opera (Hofoper). Destroyed by wartime bombing in 1945, the elegant…Mountain Biking: 1997 World Championships
at Cateau d'Oex, Switzerland (Sept. 12–21).Men Cross Country (51.2 km)Time1Hubert Pallhuber, ITA2:42:262Henrik Djernis, DENat 1:043Luca Bramati, ITAat 1:36 Downhill (4.15 km)Time1Nicholas…Soros, George
(Encyclopedia) Soros, GeorgeSoros, Georgesôrˈōs [key], 1930–, American stock trader and philanthropist, b. Budapest, Hungary, as George Schwartz. He studied under Sir Karl Popper at the London School…Trending
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