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Graf Spee

(Encyclopedia) Graf Spee, German battleship: see Spee, Maximilian, Graf von.

Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia) Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst vonMetternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst vonklāˈmĕns vĕnˈtsəl nāˈpōm&oobreve;k lōˈtär fürst fən mĕtˈərnĭkh [key], 1773–…

Opitz, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Opitz, MartinOpitz, Martinmärˈtĭn ōˈpĭts [key], 1597–1639, leader of the Silesian school of German poetry. His influence as poet, critic, and metrical reformer was widely recognized…

Berlin Philharmonic

(Encyclopedia) Berlin Philharmonic, orchestra, Berlin, Germany, founded 1882 by musicans who had left an ensemble led by Benjamin Bilse. The orchestra performs in the modernist Philharmonie concert…

Nazarenes

(Encyclopedia) NazarenesNazarenesnăzˈərēnz [key], group of German artists of the early 19th cent., who attempted to revive Christian art. In 1809, J. F. Overbeck and Franz Pforr formed an art…

Wertmüller, Lina

(Encyclopedia) Wertmüller, Lina, 1928–2021, Italian film director, b. Archangela as Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spañol von Braucich. In the…

Brazil Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 08/10/2022[source] Pres. Jair Bolsonaro Vice Pres. Hamilton Mourão Chief of the Civilian Household of the…

Notable Composers and Conductors

Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian American Artists…

monad

(Encyclopedia) monad: see Bruno, Giordano; Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron von.