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Georg Hegel

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was one of the most influential western philosophers of the 19th century. While a professor in Heidelberg and Berlin he wrote his most famous works, The Phenomenology of…

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Hegel, Georg Wilhelm FriedrichHegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrichgāˈôrkh vĭlˈhĕlm frēˈdrĭkh hāˈgəl, 1770–1831, German philosopher, b. Stuttgart; son of a government clerk. Hegel has…

Pabst, G. W.

(Encyclopedia) Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm Pabst)Pabst, G. W.gāˈôrkh vĭlˈhĕlm päpst [key], 1885–1967, German film director, b. Austria. He used montage in such works of social realism as The Joyless…

Biographies: Notable Philosophers

Notable Philosophers René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by…

Struve

(Encyclopedia) StruveStruveshtr&oomacr;ˈvə [key], family of astronomers. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, 1793–1864, was born in Germany but later lived in Russia. While director (1817–39) of…

Bothe, Walther Wilhelm Georg

(Encyclopedia) Bothe, Walther Wilhelm Georg, 1891–1957, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1923. Bothe was a researcher at the Reich Physical and Technical Institute (1913–30) and a professor…

Hoyt Wilhelm

Hoyt WilhelmBorn: July 26, 1923Baseball RHP Knuckleballer who is 3rd all-time in games pitched (1,070) and 1st in games finished (651) and games won in relief (123); career ERA of 2.52 and…

Wilhelm II

Name at birth: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor AlbertWilhelm II ruled Germany and Prussia from 1888 until he was forced into exile at the end of World War I, in 1918. He was the grandson of Wilhelm I, the…

Jena

(Encyclopedia) JenaJenayāˈnä [key], city (1994 pop. 100,090), Thuringia, E central Germany, on the Saale River. Manufactures of this industrial center include pharmaceuticals, glass, optical and…

Stirling, James Hutchison

(Encyclopedia) Stirling, James Hutchison, 1820–1909, Scottish philosopher. His most influential works are The Secret of Hegel (1865) and Text Book to Kant (1881), in which Stirling attempts to…