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Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von

(Encyclopedia) Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht vonBlücher, Gebhard Leberecht vongĕpˈhärt lāˈbərĕkht fən blüˈkhər [key], 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, an outstanding military opponent of Napoleon I.…

Bethmann-Hollweg, Theobald von

(Encyclopedia) Bethmann-Hollweg, Theobald vonBethmann-Hollweg, Theobald vontāˈōbält fən bātˈmän-hôlˈvāk [key], 1856–1921, German chancellor. A career civil servant, he became minister of the interior…

Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf vonZeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf vonzĕpˈəlĭn, Ger. fĕrˈdēnänt gräf fən tsĕpˌəlēnˈ [key], 1838–1917, German army officer and airship inventor and builder. He…

Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert von

(Encyclopedia) Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert vonSzent-Gyorgyi, Albert vonälˈbĕrt fən sĕntˌ-dyörˈdyĭ [key], 1893–1986, American biochemist, b. Hungary, M.D. Univ. of Budapest, 1917; Ph.D. Cambridge, 1927.…

Taaffe, Eduard, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Taaffe, Eduard, Graf vonTaaffe, Eduard, Graf vonāˈd&oomacr;ärt gräf fən täˈfə [key], 1833–95, Austrian premier (1868–70, 1879–93), of Irish descent. A childhood friend of Emperor…

Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger von

(Encyclopedia) Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger von, 1899–1956, Austrian politician, a descendant of the 17th-century general of the same name. He took part in Hitler's “beer-hall putsch” of 1923 (see…

Stürgkh, Karl, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Stürgkh, Karl, Graf vonStürgkh, Karl, Graf vonkärl gräf fən shtürk [key], 1859–1916, prime minister of Austria (1911–16). During World War I he governed without the unruly parliament…

Bellegarde, Heinrich, Count von

(Encyclopedia) Bellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonBellegarde, Heinrich, Count vonhīnˈrĭkh, fən bĕlgärdˈ [key], 1756–1845, Austrian soldier and statesman. He fought against the French in the French…

Behring, Emil Adolph von

(Encyclopedia) Behring, Emil Adolph vonBehring, Emil Adolph vonāˈmēl äˈdōlf fən bârˈĭng [key], 1854–1917, German physician. He worked with Kitasato at Koch's laboratory in Berlin and from 1895 was…