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Goerdeler, Carl Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Goerdeler, Carl FriedrichGoerdeler, Carl Friedrichkärl frēˈdrĭkh gördˈələr [key], 1884–1945, German civil servant, leader of resistance to Hitler. Lord mayor of Leipzig (1930–37) and…

Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Jacobi, Carl Gustav JacobJacobi, Carl Gustav Jacobkärl g&oobreve;sˈtäf yäˈkôp yäkôˈbē [key], 1804–51, German mathematician. He was an outstanding teacher and was professor of…

Cori, Carl Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Cori, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and Gerty Theresa CoriCori, Carl Ferdinand,kōrˈē, kôrˈē [key], 1896–1957, American biochemists, b. Prague. Soon after receiving their medical degrees…

Stokes, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Stokes, Louis: see under Stokes, Carl Burton.

Raiffeisen, Friedrich Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Raiffeisen, Friedrich WilhelmRaiffeisen, Friedrich Wilhelmfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm rīfˈīˌzən [key], 1818–88, German leader in the cooperative movement. Between 1845 and 1865 he was mayor of…

Schurz, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Schurz, CarlSchurz, Carlsh&oobreve;rts [key], 1829–1906, American political leader, b. Germany. He studied at the Univ. of Bonn and participated in the revolutionary uprisings of…

Zuckmayer, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Zuckmayer, CarlZuckmayer, Carlkärl ts&oobreve;kˈmīər [key], 1896–1977, German dramatist. Zuckmayer devoted himself to writing after the success of his comedy Der fröhliche Weinberg…