(Encyclopedia) Liebknecht, WilhelmLiebknecht, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm [key]Liebknecht, Wilhelm lēpˈkənĕkht [key], 1826–1900, German socialist leader and journalist. His participation in the revolution in…
(Encyclopedia) Marx, WilhelmMarx, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm [key], 1863–1946, German statesman. A Reichstag member, he was a leading figure of the Catholic Center party and was elected its president in 1921.…
(Encyclopedia) Müller, WilhelmMüller, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlmˌ mŭlˈər [key], 1794–1827, German lyric poet; father of Max Müller. His Lieder der Griechen (5 vol., 1821–24) was inspired by the Greek struggle…
(Encyclopedia) Heinse, WilhelmHeinse, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm hīnˈsə [key], 1746–1803, German novelist. His principal novels, Ardinghello; or, An Artist's Rambles in Sicily (1787, tr. 1839) and Hildegard von…
(Encyclopedia) Hofmeister, WilhelmHofmeister, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm hōfˈmīˌstər [key], 1824–77, German botanist. Although self-taught, he made such valuable studies of the reproduction and development of…
(Encyclopedia) Gesenius, WilhelmGesenius, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm gāzāˈny&oobreve;s [key], 1786–1842, German Orientalist, one of the greatest Hebrew and biblical scholars. He is principally known for his…
(Encyclopedia) Dilthey, WilhelmDilthey, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm dĭlˈtī [key], 1833–1911, German philosopher. He taught at the universities of Basel, Kiel, Breslau, and Berlin. He was one of the first to…
(Encyclopedia) Filchner, WilhelmFilchner, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm fĭlkhˈnər [key], 1877–1957, German explorer, geophysicist, and travel writer. He led several expeditions to China and Tibet, where he…
(Encyclopedia) Scherer, WilhelmScherer, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm shĕrˈər [key], 1841–86, German philologist, b. Austria. Scherer held professorships at the universities of Vienna, Strasbourg, and Berlin. His…
