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Winkelried, Arnold von
(Encyclopedia) Winkelried, Arnold vonWinkelried, Arnold vonärˈnôlt fən vĭngˈkəlrēt [key], d. 1386, Swiss hero. His action at the battle of Sempach (July 9, 1386) is credited in legend with the Swiss…Eck, Johann Maier von
(Encyclopedia) Eck, Johann Maier vonEck, Johann Maier vonyōˈhän mīˈər fən ĕk [key], 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian. He was of peasant stock, the name von Eck being taken from his…Hall effect
(Encyclopedia) Hall effect, experiment that shows the sign of the charge carriers in a conductor. In 1879 E. H. Hall discovered that when he placed a metal strip carrying a current in a magnetic…Schuschnigg, Kurt von
(Encyclopedia) Schuschnigg, Kurt vonSchuschnigg, Kurt vonk&oobreve;rt fən sh&oobreve;shˈnĭk [key], 1897–1977, Austrian chancellor. He served (1932–34) as minister of justice and education and…Von Neumann, John
(Encyclopedia) Von Neumann, JohnVon Neumann, Johnnoiˈmän [key], 1903–57, American mathematician, b. Hungary, Ph.D. Univ. of Budapest, 1926. He came to the United States in 1930 and was naturalized in…von Sydow, Max
(Encyclopedia) von Sydow, Max, 1929–2020, Swedish actor, b. Carl Adolf von Sydow. He worked with director Ingmar Bergman at the Malmö Municipal Theatre (1955–60) before moving to Stockhom and joining…Bülow, Hans Guido, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Bülow, Hans Guido, Freiherr vonBülow, Hans Guido, Freiherr vonhäns gēˈdō [key]Bülow, Hans Guido, Freiherr von frīˈhĕr fən büˈlō [key], 1830–94, German pianist and conductor. After…Mohl, Hugo von
(Encyclopedia) Mohl, Hugo vonMohl, Hugo vonh&oomacr;ˈgō fən mōl [key], 1805–72, German botanist. He is noted for his research on the nature of protoplasm and chlorophyll and on the physiology of…Lenau, Nikolaus
(Encyclopedia) Lenau, NikolausLenau, Nikolausnēˈkōlous lāˈnou [key], pseud. of Nikolaus Niembsch Edler von StrehlenauNikolaus Niembsch Edler von Strehlenaunēmpsh ādˈlər fən shtrāˈlənou [key], 1802–50…Chamisso, Adelbert von
(Encyclopedia) Chamisso, Adelbert von (Louis Charles Adelaide de Chamisso)Chamisso, Adelbert vonäˈdəlbĕrt fən shəmĭˈsō [key], 1781–1838, German poet and naturalist, b. Château de Boncourt, France. He…Trending
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