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Drobisch, Moritz Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Drobisch, Moritz WilhelmDrobisch, Moritz Wilhelmmōˈrĭts vĭlˈhĕlm drōˈbĭsh [key], 1802–96, German philosopher and mathematician. He was a teacher at Leipzig and a follower and adherent…

Filchner, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Filchner, WilhelmFilchner, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm fĭlkhˈnər [key], 1877–1957, German explorer, geophysicist, and travel writer. He led several expeditions to China and Tibet, where he…

Bergmann, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Bergmann, CarlBergmann, Carlbĕrgˈmän [key], 1821–76, German-American musician and conductor. A cellist with the Germania Orchestra, he came with it to the United States in 1850 and…

Spitzweg, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Spitzweg, CarlSpitzweg, Carlkärl shpĭtsˈvĕk [key], 1808–85, German genre painter and draftsman. Self-taught, he depicted the daily life of his native Munich in small, charming pictures…

Severing, Wilhelm Karl

(Encyclopedia) Severing, Wilhelm KarlSevering, Wilhelm Karlvĭlˈhĕlm kärl zāˈvəring [key], 1875–1952, German statesman. A Social Democrat, he served (1907–33) in the Reichstag, was German minister of…

Slatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr von

(Encyclopedia) Slatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonr&oomacr;ˈdôlf kärl frīˈhĕr fən släˈtĭn [key], known as Slatin PashaSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonpäˈshä [key…

Cuno, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Cuno, WilhelmCuno, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm k&oomacr;ˈnō [key], 1876–1933, German chancellor (Nov., 1922–Aug., 1923). A businessman, he headed a nonpartisan conservative ministry. His…

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Meyer-Lübke, WilhelmMeyer-Lübke, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm mīˈər-lüpˈkə [key], 1861–1936, Swiss philologist. Meyer-Lübke taught at the universities of Jena, Vienna, and Bonn. He was the author…

Eichler, August Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Eichler, August WilhelmEichler, August Wilhelmouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm īkhˈlər [key], 1839–87, German botanist. He worked out the symmetry of the parts of a flower and developed a…

Notable Scientists: Life Sciences

  Biologists, botanists, geneticists, medical scientists, microbiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and zoologists       Related Links Cloning: Facts and Fallacies…