(Encyclopedia) Aepinus, Franz Ulrich TheodosiusAepinus, Franz Ulrich Theodosiusfränts &oobreve;lˈrĭkh tāˌōdōˈzē&oobreve;s âpēˈn&oobreve;s [key], 1724–1802, German physicist. He studied at…
(Encyclopedia) AnabaptistsAnabaptistsănˌəbăpˈtĭsts [key] [Gr.,=rebaptizers], name applied, originally in scorn, to certain Protestant sects holding that infant baptism is not authorized in Scripture…
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(Encyclopedia) Swiss literature. The literature of Switzerland is written in German, French, Italian, and Romansh, with German predominating. The extensive literature in Romansh dialect (see Rhaeto-…
(Encyclopedia) Peasants' War, 1524–26, rising of the German peasants and the poorer classes of the towns, particularly in Franconia, Swabia, and Thuringia. It was the climax of a series of local…
(Encyclopedia) Ladislaus V or Ladislaus Posthumus, 1440–57, king of Hungary (1444–57) and, as Ladislaus I, king of Bohemia (1453–57). Ladislaus, duke of Austria by birth as the posthumous son of…
(Encyclopedia) Eck, Johann Maier vonEck, Johann Maier vonyōˈhän mīˈər fən ĕk [key], 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian. He was of peasant stock, the name von Eck being taken from his…
