(Encyclopedia) minnesingerminnesingermĭnˈĭsĭngˌər [key], a medieval German knight, poet, and singer of Minne, or courtly love. Originally imitators of Provençal troubadours, minnesingers developed…
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actorBorn: 10/18/1933Birthplace: Philadelphia Playing character roles in film and TV from the late 1960's, he gained attention as the vigilante title character in Joe (1970), as the cynical…
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(Edward Ernest Reinhold)actorBorn: 5/21/1956Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware This affable blond comic actor got his start in regional theater, including a stint at Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater in…
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(Encyclopedia) Gabelentz, Hans Conon von derGabelentz, Hans Conon von derhäns kōˈnôn fən dĕr gäˈbəlĕnts [key], 1807–74, German linguist. Gabelentz showed the broad relationships among Pacific…
(Encyclopedia) Varnhagen von Ense, Karl AugustVarnhagen von Ense, Karl Augustkärl ouˈg&oobreve;st färnˈhägən fən ĕnˈzə [key], 1785–1858, German poet, historian, and journalist. He collaborated…
