(Encyclopedia) Savigny, Friedrich Karl vonSavigny, Friedrich Karl vonfrēˈdrĭkh kärl fən säˈvĭnyē [key], 1779–1861, German jurist and legal historian, a founder of the historical school of…
(Encyclopedia) Schlegel, August Wilhelm vonSchlegel, August Wilhelm vonouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm fən shlāˈgəl [key], 1767–1845, German scholar and poet. With his brother, Friedrich von Schlegel,…
(Encyclopedia) Schlieffen, Alfred, Graf vonSchlieffen, Alfred, Graf vonälˈfrāt gräf fən shlēˈfən [key], 1833–1913, German field marshal and strategist. In the tradition of the Prussian officer corps…
(Encyclopedia) Schnorr von Carolsfeld, JuliusSchnorr von Carolsfeld, Juliusy&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s shnôr fən käˈrôlsfĕlt [key], 1794–1872, German religious and historical painter and draftsman…
(Encyclopedia) Spee, Maximilian, Graf vonSpee, Maximilian, Graf vonmäkˌsēmēˈlyän gräf fən shpā [key], 1861–1914, German admiral. At the start of World War I he commanded a squadron in East Asia. In…
(Encyclopedia) Siemens, Ernst Werner vonSiemens, Ernst Werner vonĕrnst vĕrˈnər fən zēˈməns [key], 1816–92, German electrical engineer and inventor. He was a founder and director of Siemens and Halske…
(Encyclopedia) Platen, August Graf vonPlaten, August Graf vonouˈg&oobreve;st gräf fən pläˈtən [key], 1796–1835, German poet, whose original name was August Graf von Platen-Hallermünde. An…
(Encyclopedia) Baer, Karl Ernst von, 1792–1876, Estonian biologist. He was a professor at Würzburg and Königsberg and from 1834 at St. Petersburg. Considered a founder of modern embryology, he…
(Encyclopedia) Caprivi, Leo, Graf vonCaprivi, Leo, Graf vonlāˈō gräf fən käprēˈvē [key], 1831–99, German chancellor, whose full name was Georg Leo, Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuculi. A…
