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William PATERSON, Congress, NJ (1745-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1790Party: Pro-AdministrationPATERSON, William, a Delegate and a Senator from New Jersey; born in County Antrim, Ireland, December 24, 1745; immigrated to the…

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Wickram, Jörg

(Encyclopedia) Wickram, JörgWickram, Jörgyörk vĭkˈräm [key], c.1505–62, German writer. Wickram wrote Meisterlieder, farces such as Der treue Eckart [faithful Eckart] (1538), biblical drama such as…

Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Graf von, 1800–1891, Prussian field marshal. Following his graduation from the Royal Military Academy of Denmark, he entered the Danish service, but…

Droste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin von

(Encyclopedia) Droste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin or Baroness vonDroste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin or Baroness vonänĕtˈə ālēˈzäbĕt frīˈĭn fən drôsˈtə-hülsˈhôf [key], 1797–1848,…

Suttner, Bertha (Gräfin Kinsky), Freifrau von

(Encyclopedia) Suttner, Bertha (Gräfin Kinsky), Freifrau vonSuttner, Bertha (Gräfin Kinsky), Freifrau vonbĕrˈtä, grāfˈĭn kĭnsˈkē, frīˈfrou fən z&oobreve;tˈnər [key], 1843–1914, Austrian novelist…

Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia) Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst vonBülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst vonbĕrnˈhärt hīnˈrĭkh märˈtĭn fŭrst fən büˈlō [key], 1849–1929, German chancellor. He held many…