(Encyclopedia) Kahn, JuliusKahn, Juliuskän [key], 1861–1924, American legislator, b. Germany. He arrived (1866) in California as a child. He studied law in San Francisco, was elected (1892) to the…
(Encyclopedia) Axelrod, JuliusAxelrod, Juliusăkˈsəlrŏd [key], 1912–2004, American biochemist whose work was influential in the development of pharmaceuticals, b. New York City, grad. City College, N.…
(Encyclopedia) Nepos, Julius, d. 480, Roman emperor of the West (474–80). The military governor of Dalmatia, he was appointed emperor of the West by Leo I, emperor of the East. A year later he was…
(Encyclopedia) Wellhausen, JuliusWellhausen, Juliusy&oomacr;lˈy&oobreve;s vĕlˈhouˌzən [key], 1844–1918, leading German biblical scholar of the 19th cent. He is recognized for his documentary…
(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Julius (Caius Julius Caesar), 100? b.c.–44 b.c., Roman statesman and general.
Caesar has always been one of the most controversial characters of history. His admirers have…
(Encyclopedia) Streicher, JuliusStreicher, Juliusy&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s shtrīˈkhər [key], 1885–1946, German National Socialist (Nazi) leader. An early party member, originally a schoolteacher…
(Encyclopedia) Plücker, JuliusPlücker, Juliusy&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s plüˈkər [key], 1801–68, German mathematician and physicist. He became professor of mathematics (1836) and of physics (1847…
(Encyclopedia) Rudel, Julius, 1921–2014, Austrian-American conductor, b. Vienna, grad. Mannes School of Music (1942). A child prodigy on the violin and piano, he studied at the Vienna Academy of…
