(Encyclopedia) Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc deBerry, Charles Ferdinand, duc deshärl fĕrdēnäNˈ, dük [key]Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc de də bĕrēˈ [key], 1778–1820, younger son of Charles, comte d'…
(Encyclopedia) Lipmann, Fritz Albert, 1899–1986, American biochemist, b. Germany, grad. Univ. of Berlin (M.D., 1922; Ph.D., 1927). He emigrated to the United States in 1939 and became a citizen in…
(Encyclopedia) Lange, Friedrich AlbertLange, Friedrich Albertfrēˈdrĭkh älˈbĕrt längˈə [key], 1828–75, German neo-Kantian philosopher. He accepted the materialistic method of investigating phenomena…
(Encyclopedia) Lasker, Albert Davis, 1880–1952, American advertising executive, sometimes called the founder of modern advertising, b. Freiburg, Germany. He came to the United States as an infant and…
(Encyclopedia) Kundla, John Albert, 1916–, American basketball coach, b. Star Junction, Pa. A star player at the Univ. of Minnesota, he served in the navy during World War II, then coached (1946–47)…
(Encyclopedia) Michelson, Albert AbrahamMichelson, Albert Abrahammīˈkəlsən [key], 1852–1931, American physicist, b. Strelno, Prussia, grad. Annapolis, 1873, and studied at Berlin, Heidelberg, and…
(Encyclopedia) Michener, James AlbertMichener, James Albertmĭchˈnər [key], 1907–97, American author, b. New York City, grad. Swarthmore, 1929. His short-story collection Tales of the South Pacific (…
(Encyclopedia) Lortzing, Gustav AlbertLortzing, Gustav Albertg&oobreve;sˈtäf älˈbĕrt lôrˈtsĭng [key], 1801–51, German opera composer. Lortzing's first opera was written in 1824. Among his best-…
(Encyclopedia) Kölliker, Albert vonKölliker, Albert vonälˈbĕrt fən köˈlĭkər [key], 1817–1905, Swiss physiologist and histologist. He was professor of physiology and of microscopic and comparative…
