(Encyclopedia) William II, 1859–1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888–1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England.…
(Encyclopedia) ChimborazoChimborazochēmbōräˈsō [key], inactive volcano, 20,577 ft (6,272 m) high, central Ecuador; the highest in Ecuador. Its summit is always snowcapped. First explored by Alexander…
(Encyclopedia) HerrnhutHerrnhuthĕrnˈh&oomacr;t [key], town, Saxony, SE Germany. It was founded (1722) by Graf von Zinzendorf as a colony of Moravian Brethren (see Moravian Church), and is today a…
(Encyclopedia) Paracelsus, Philippus AureolusParacelsus, Philippus Aureolusfĭlĭpˈəs ôrēōˈləs părəsĕlˈsəs [key], 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist. His original name Theophrastus Bombastus von…
(Encyclopedia) Stein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumStein, Karl, Freiherr vom und zumkärl frīˈhĕr fəm &oobreve;nt ts&oobreve;m shtīn [key], 1757–1831, Prussian statesman and reformer. Rising…
(Encyclopedia) Windthorst, LudwigWindthorst, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh vĭntˈhôrst [key], 1812–91, German political leader. As a founder and head of the Catholic Center party, he became the Reichstag…
(Encyclopedia) Carlos, 1545–68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal. Don Carlos, who seems to have been mentally unbalanced and subject to fits of homicidal mania…
