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Arrebo, Anders
(Encyclopedia)Arrebo, Anders änˈərs äˈrəbō [key], 1587–1637, Danish poet, bishop of Trondheim. His massive narrative poem, the Hexaemeron (written c.1630, pub. 1661), introduced the alexandrine meter to N ...Celsius, Anders
(Encyclopedia)Celsius, Anders änˈdərs sĕlˈsēŭs [key], 1701–44, Swedish astronomer. While professor of astronomy at the Univ. of Uppsala (1730–44), he traveled through Germany, France, and Italy, visiting...Hedin, Sven Anders
(Encyclopedia)Hedin, Sven Anders svĕn änˈdərs hĕdēnˈ [key], 1865–1952, Swedish explorer in central Asia. Following soon after Przhevalsky, Hedin explored Tibet, Xinjiang, and the Kunlun and Trans-Himalaya ...Ångström, Anders Jöns
(Encyclopedia)Ångström, Anders Jöns änˈdərs yöns ōngˈström [key], 1814–74, Swedish physicist. He was educated at the Univ. of Uppsala and in 1839 became a member of its faculty. He is particularly noted...Rasmussen, Anders Fogh
(Encyclopedia)Rasmussen, Anders Fogh änˈdərs fō räsˈmo͝osən [key], 1953–, Danish political leader, prime minister of Denmark (2001–9), b. Ginnerup. Trained as an economist at the Univ. of Aarhus, he joi...Zorn, Anders Leonhard
(Encyclopedia)Zorn, Anders Leonhard änˈdərs lāˈo͞onärd sôrn [key], 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor. Zorn's early and phenomenal popularity was sustained throughout his career as a portrai...angstrom
(Encyclopedia)angstrom ăngˈstrəm [key], abbr. Å, unit of length equal to 10−10 meter (0.0000000001 meter); it is used to measure the wavelengths of visible light and of other forms of electromagnetic radiatio...Rasmussen, Lars Løkke
(Encyclopedia)Rasmussen, Lars Løkke lärs lökˈə räsˈmo͝osən [key], 1964–, Danish political leader, grad Univ. of Copenhagen (1992). A member of the center-right Liberal party, he was county mayor of Frede...Burma Road
(Encyclopedia)Burma Road, in China and Myanmar, extending from the railhead of Lashio, Myanmar, to Kunming, Yunnan prov., China. About 700 mi (1,130 km) long and constructed through rough mountain country, it was a...dahlia
(Encyclopedia)dahlia dälˈyə, dălˈ– [key] [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia of the family Asteraceae (aster family), tuberous-rooted perennial...Browse by Subject
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