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hospice

(Encyclopedia) hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can…

Rey, H. A.

(Encyclopedia) Rey, H. A., 1898–1977, German-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamburg as Hans Augusto Reyersbach. He and his wife, Margret Rey, 1906–1996, b. Hamburg as…

Woodward, C. Vann

(Encyclopedia) Woodward, C. Vann (Comer Vann Woodward), 1908–99, American historian, b. Vanndale, Ark. He graduated from Emory Univ. (1930), received his Ph.D. in history from the Univ. of North…

Arnim, Achim von

(Encyclopedia) Arnim, Achim or Joachim vonArnim, Achim or Joachim vonäkhˈĭm, yōäkhˈĭm, fən ärˈnĭm [key], 1781–1831, German writer of the romantic school. He is best remembered for his work with his…

denial

(Encyclopedia) denial, in psychology, an ego defense mechanism that operates unconsciously to resolve emotional conflict, and to allay anxiety by refusing to perceive the more unpleasant aspects of…

Böhm, Gottfried

(Encyclopedia) Böhm, Gottfried, 1920-2021, b. Offenbach-am-Main, Germany, Technical Univ. in Munich (1946). Böhm’s father, Dominkus Böhm , and…

Vischer, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Vischer, PeterVischer, Peterpāˈtər [key]Vischer, Peter fĭshˈər [key], the elder, c.1455–1529, German sculptor, foremost of the bronze founders in Germany. Beginning as the assistant of…

Undset, Sigrid

(Encyclopedia) Undset, SigridUndset, Sigridsĭˈgrĭd &oobreve;nˈsĕt [key], 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist. Poverty forced Undset to do secretarial work for a time (1898–1908). Her early novels of…

2008 Summer Games Judo

MENClass   Super-Lightweight (–132 lbs) Minho Choi, KOR   Ludwig Paischer, AUT   Rishod Sobirov…