(Encyclopedia) Amsdorf, Nikolaus vonAmsdorf, Nikolaus vonnēˈkōlous fən ämsˈdôrf [key], 1483–1565, German Protestant reformer. He became a devoted supporter of Martin Luther. Elector John Frederick I…
(Encyclopedia) Flotow, Friedrich vonFlotow, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh fən flōˈtō [key], 1812–83, German operatic composer. Flotow's operas show the influence of French opéra comique, which set the tone…
(Encyclopedia) HrotswithHrotswithhrôtsvētˈ [key] or Roswitha von GandersheimHrotswithrôsvēˈtä fən gänˈdərs-hīm [key], 10th-century German dramatist, a nun. Of a noble Saxon family, Hrotswith was well…
(Encyclopedia) Hutten, Ulrich vonHutten, Ulrich von&oobreve;lˈrĭkh fən h&oobreve;tˈən [key], 1488–1523, German humanist and poet, partisan of the Reformation, an outstanding figure in German…
(Encyclopedia) Jagow, Gottlieb vonJagow, Gottlieb vongôtˈlēp fən yäˈgō [key], 1863–1935, German diplomat and foreign minister (1913–16). In the negotiations preceding World War I he sought to give…
(Encyclopedia) Jawlensky, Aleksey vonJawlensky, Aleksey vonəlyĭksyāˈ vôn youlĕnˈskē [key], 1864–1941, Russian painter. He went to Munich in 1896 and met Kandinsky, with whom he was associated in…
(Encyclopedia) Defregger, Franz vonDefregger, Franz vonfränts fən dāˈfrĕgər [key], 1835–1921, Austrian genre and historical painter. He studied in Munich with Piloty. He is known for his popular…
