(Encyclopedia) Weise, ChristianWeise, Christiankrĭsˈtyän vīˈzə [key], 1642–1708, German didactic poet and dramatist. He wrote more than 60 plays, many of them written for production in schools.…
(Encyclopedia) Thomasius, ChristianThomasius, Christiankrĭsˈtyän tōmäˈzy&oobreve;s [key], 1655–1728, German jurist and philosopher. A lawyer, he lectured on natural law at Leipzig; he broke with…
(Encyclopedia) Sinding, ChristianSinding, Christiankrĭsˈtyän sĭnˈdĭng [key], 1856–1941, Norwegian nationalist composer, best remembered for his lyrical, romantic piano works, including the popular…
(Encyclopedia) Reuter, ChristianReuter, Christiankrĭsˈtēän roiˈtər [key], 1665–c.1712, German writer of satiric fiction and drama. Reuter's Schelmuffsky (1696, tr. 1962) was among the first…
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Donna, a Delegate from the Virgin Islands. ( See CHRISTENSEN, Donna MC.) Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present Related Links…
April 28 marks the anniversary of the world's most famous mutiny by Borgna Brunner HMS Bounty Phrases in the Pitcairnese Dialect I starten. – I'm going. Bou yo gwen? – Where are you going?…
STRAUB, Christian Markle, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milton, Pa., in 1804; studied law; was admitted to the bar; prothonotary of Schuylkill County in 1845; sheriff of…
TARR, Christian, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Baltimore, Md., May 25, 1765; received a limited schooling; moved to Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1794 and engaged in agricultural…
LOWER, Christian, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa., January 7, 1740; attended school; worked as a blacksmith and was later proprietor of an…
