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Jünger, Ernst

(Encyclopedia) Jünger, ErnstJünger, Ernstĕrnst yüngˈər [key], 1895–1998, German writer. Jünger's early war novels were based on arduous army experience. Strongly influenced by Nietzsche, they…

Ernst Alexanderson

Ernst Alexanderson Born: 1872 Birthplace: Sweden High frequency alternator—Alexanderson built a high frequency…

Ernst Mach

Ernst Mach is best known for an 1877 paper on supersonic velocity in which he gave his name to the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound (an object moving at the speed of sound is at Mach…

Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch was a German-born filmmaker who had great success in Hollywood from the 1920s through the 1940s as a specialist in sophisticated comedies of manners. Originally a cabaret performer in…

Max Ernst

A German artist who spent most of his career in France, Max Ernst was an influential figure in the Dada and Surrealist movements of the 1920s and '30s, known especially for his experimental collage…

Ernst, Max

(Encyclopedia) Ernst, MaxErnst, Maxmäks ĕrnst [key] 1891–1976, German painter. After World War I, Ernst joined the Dada movement in Paris and then became a founder of surrealism. Apart from the…

Ernst Jaffé Biography

hematologistDied: February 16, 2008 (Port Washington, New York) Best Known as: a doctor and groundbreaking hematologist Ernst Jaffé was a doctor and…

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Ernst Stavro Blofeld is the longtime nemesis of secret agent James Bond in the novels of Ian Fleming. Blofeld is the mastermind behind the super-secret organization SPECTRE -- the Special Executive…

Weber, Ernst Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Weber, Ernst HeinrichWeber, Ernst Heinrichĕrnst hīnˈrĭkh [key]Weber, Ernst Heinrich vāˈbər [key], 1795–1878, German physiologist. He was a professor at the Univ. of Leipzig (1821–71)…