(Encyclopedia) Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm AugustFroebel, Friedrich Wilhelm Augustfrāˈbəl, frōˈ–, Ger. frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm ouˈg&oobreve;st fröˈbəl [key], 1782–1852, German educator and founder of…
(Encyclopedia) Dedekind, Julius Wilhelm RichardDedekind, Julius Wilhelm Richardy&oomacr;lˈy&oobreve;s vĭlˈhĕlm rĭkhˈärt dāˈdəkĭnt [key], 1831–1916, German mathematician. Dedekind studied at…
(Encyclopedia) Debye, Peter Joseph WilhelmDebye, Peter Joseph Wilhelmdēbīˈ [key], 1884–1966, American physicist, b. the Netherlands. He was professor at the universities of Zürich, Utrecht, Göttingen…
(Encyclopedia) Schlegel, August Wilhelm vonSchlegel, August Wilhelm vonouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm fən shlāˈgəl [key], 1767–1845, German scholar and poet. With his brother, Friedrich von Schlegel,…
(Encyclopedia) Tischbein, Johann Heinrich WilhelmTischbein, Johann Heinrich Wilhelmyōˈhän hīnˈrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm tĭshˈbīn [key], 1751–1829, German classical painter and etcher. He was a popular portrait…
(Encyclopedia) Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm MatthäusOlbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäushīnˈrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm mätĕˈ&oobreve;s ôlˈbərs [key], 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician. He originated (1797)…
(Encyclopedia) Neander, Johann August WilhelmNeander, Johann August Wilhelmyōˈhän ouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm nāänˈdər [key], 1789–1850, German theologian and church historian. Of Jewish parentage,…
(Encyclopedia) Sommerfeld, Arnold Johannes WilhelmSommerfeld, Arnold Johannes Wilhelmärˈnōlt yōhänˈəs vĭlˈhĕlm zômˈərfĕlt [key], 1868–1951, German physicist and teacher. He received a Ph.D. at…
