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Lenya, Lotte
(Encyclopedia) Lenya, LotteLenya, Lottelôtˈə lĕnˈyä [key], 1898–1981, Viennese singer and character actress, b. Karoline Blamauer. The wife of the composer Kurt Weill, Lenya was the foremost singer…Gottsched, Johann Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Gottsched, Johann ChristophGottsched, Johann Christophyōˈhän krĭsˈtôf gôtˈshĕt [key], 1700–1766, German literary critic, disciple of the Enlightenment. As professor of poetry and…von Aroldingen, Karin
(Karin Awny Hannelore Reinbold von Aroedingen and Eltzinger) ballet dancerBirthplace: Greiz, GermanyBorn: 7/9/41von Furstenberg, Betsy
(Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese von Furstenberg-Hedringen) actressBirthplace: Nelheim-Heusen, GermanyBorn: 8/16/35von Hindenburg, Paul
statesmanBirthplace: Posen, PolandBorn: 1847Died: 1934von Karajan, Herbert
conductorBirthplace: Salzburg, AustriaBorn: 1908Died: 1989Von Stade, Frederica
mezzo-sopranoBirthplace: Somerville, N.J.Born: 6/1/45Von Zell, Harry
announcerBirthplace: IndianapolisBorn: 1906Died: 1981Claus von Stauffenberg
Count Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg is remembered as one of the tragic heroes of World War II, thanks to his role in a failed plot to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944. Born into an aristocratic German…Hildegard von Bingen
Called the "Sibyl of the Rhine," Hildegard von Bingen created works of religious and musical meaning at a time when women rarely were considered capable of either. Hildegard von Bingen (that is,…Trending
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