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(Encyclopedia) metaphysicsmetaphysicsmĕtəfĭzˈĭks [key], branch of philosophy concerned with the ultimate nature of existence. It perpetuates the Metaphysics of Aristotle, a collection of treatises…Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
(Encyclopedia) Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonDöllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonyōˈhän yōˈzĕf ĭgˈnäts fən dölˈĭngər [key], 1799–1890, German theologian and historian, leader of the Old Catholics.…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…Helmut Kohl, 2000 News
former German chancellor, resigned in Jan. as honorary chairman of Germany's Christian Democrat Party after admitting to having accepted more than $1 million in secret payments during the…Nobel's Personal Life
The Question: Was Alfred Nobel married and did he have children? The Answer: No and no. Swedish-born chemist and inventor Alfred Bernhard…Natascha Kampusch, 2006 News
Austrian girl, ran to her freedom in August, more than 10 years after she was kidnapped in a suburb of Vienna. She escaped when her captor, Wolfgang Priklopil, left her alone to make a…Walter Braunfels — Berlin Radio Choir, German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin <br/><span class="rm" >Lothar Zagrosek conducting</span>
Die VogelLondon The London label's Entartete Musik series of works suppressed by the Third Reich has yielded lots of surprises but none more delightful than this operatic adaptation of…The 2003 Class of Inductees
George Carruthers, 1939–, Far Electrograph Ultraviolet Camera. The Far Ultraviolet Camera and Spectrograph uses ultraviolet light to study Earth's upper atmosphere, stars, and interstellar…Fried, Alfred Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Fried, Alfred HermannFried, Alfred Hermannälˈfrāt hĕrˈmän frēt [key], 1864–1921, Austrian pacifist. He moved to Berlin, where he was a bookseller and a writer. Influenced by Bertha von…Harden, Sir Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Harden, Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, British biochemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Erlangen, 1888. Harden was a lecturer at the Univ. of Manchester (1888–1897) before becoming a researcher (1897–1930)…Trending
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