(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) 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) 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) 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) Pollux, JuliusPollux, Juliuspŏlˈəks [key], fl. 170, Egyptian Greek lexicographer, b. Naucratis. He compiled a Greek lexicon for Emperor Commodus.
(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) 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) 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…
