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(Encyclopedia)Godesberg, Germany: see Bad Godesberg. ...Upper Palatinate
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(Encyclopedia)Wanne-Eickel, Germany: see Herne.Watenstedt-Salzgitter
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(Encyclopedia)Zgorzelec, Poland: see Görlitz, Germany. ...Maximilian, prince of Baden
(Encyclopedia)Maximilian, prince of Baden (Max of Baden), 1867–1929, German statesman, last chancellor of imperial Germany. A liberal, he was made imperial chancellor at the end of World War I as Germany neared d...Lamont, Johann von
(Encyclopedia)Lamont, Johann von yōˈhän fən läˈmônt [key], 1805–79, Scottish-German astronomer and magnetician, b. Scotland. In 1817 he went to Ratisbon to study at the seminary. He remained in Germany to ...Dessau, Paul
(Encyclopedia)Dessau, Paul dĕsˈou [key], 1894–1979, German conductor and composer. As a conductor he worked (1919–23) in Cologne before moving to Berlin from 1925 until 1933. A fervent socialist, he left Germ...Clay, Lucius DuBignon
(Encyclopedia)Clay, Lucius DuBignon dəbĭnˈyən, dübēnyôNˈ [key], 1897–1978, American general, b. Marietta, Ga. A graduate of West Point and an engineering officer, he held many army administrative posts an...Jooss, Kurt
(Encyclopedia)Jooss, Kurt ko͝ort yōs [key], 1901–79, German dancer, producer, and choreographer. Jooss was a student of Rudolf von Laban and was influenced by Émile Jacques-Dalcroze. The Green Table (1932), hi...Browse by Subject
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