(Encyclopedia) Payer, Julius vonPayer, Julius vonpīˈər [key], 1842–1915, Austrian explorer and painter. While on an expedition (1872–74) to navigate the Northeast Passage with Karl Weyprecht, Payer…
(Encyclopedia) Kotzebue, August vonKotzebue, August vonouˈg&oobreve;st fən kôtˈsəb&oomacr; [key], 1761–1819, German dramatist and politician. He wrote some 200 plays, including Menschenhass…
(Encyclopedia) Kotzebue, Otto vonKotzebue, Otto vonôˈtō vônˈ kôtˈzəb&oomacr; [key], 1787–1846, Russian naval officer and explorer; son of A. F. F. von Kotzebue. He accompanied A. J. von…
(Encyclopedia) Mackensen, August vonMackensen, August vonouˈg&oobreve;st fən mäˈkənzən [key], 1849–1945, German field marshal. In World War I he defeated the Russians in the battle of the…
(Encyclopedia) Laue, Max vonLaue, Max vonmäks fən louˈə [key], 1879–1960, German physicist, studied under Max Planck. From 1919 he was professor of theoretical physics at the Univ. of Berlin. He…
(Encyclopedia) Arnim, Achim or Joachim vonArnim, Achim or Joachim vonäkhˈĭm, yōäkhˈĭm, fən ärˈnĭm [key], 1781–1831, German writer of the romantic school. He is best remembered for his work with his…
(Encyclopedia) Lenbach, Franz vonLenbach, Franz vonfränts fən lānˈbäkh [key], 1836–1904, German portrait painter. He studied in Munich and Rome and from 1863 to 1868 worked as a copyist of old…
(Encyclopedia) Krusenstjerna, Agnes vonKrusenstjerna, Agnes vonängˈnās vôn kr&oomacr;sĕnshĕrˈnä [key], 1894–1940, Swedish novelist. Krusenstjerna's works reflect the aristocratic and emotionally…
(Encyclopedia) Kühlmann, Richard vonKühlmann, Richard vonrĭkhˈärt fən külˈmän [key], 1873–1948, German diplomat. Appointed foreign secretary in Aug., 1917, he led the delegation that negotiated (Mar…
