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Penck, Albrecht

(Encyclopedia)Penck, Albrecht älˈbrĕkht pĕngk [key], 1858–1945, German geographer and geologist. He was professor at the Univ. of Vienna (1885–1906) and at the Univ. of Berlin (1906–26) and was director (...

Hananeel

(Encyclopedia)Hananeel hānănˈēĕl, hănˈənēl [key], in the Bible, tower, on the Jerusalem wall. ...

Jadon

(Encyclopedia)Jadon jāˈdŏn [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall at Jerusalem. ...

Meah

(Encyclopedia)Meah mēˈə [key], in the Bible, tower of the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Melatiah

(Encyclopedia)Melatiah mĕlˌətīˈə [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Palal

(Encyclopedia)Palal pāˈlăl [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Jezrahiah

(Encyclopedia)Jezrahiah jĕzrəhīˈə [key], in the Bible, singer at the dedication of the wall. ...

Milalai

(Encyclopedia)Milalai mĭlˌəlāˈī, mĭlāˈlāī [key], in the Bible, musician in the dedication of the wall. ...

Klemperer, Otto

(Encyclopedia)Klemperer, Otto ôˈtō klĕmˈpərər [key], 1885–1973, German conductor, b. Breslau. Klemperer studied in Frankfurt and Berlin. Working first in Prague, he later conducted the Berlin State Opera (...

Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von

(Encyclopedia)Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von fĕrˈdēnänt bärōnˈ fən rĭkhtˈhōfən [key], 1833–1905, German geographer, geologist, and traveler. He took part in a Prussian expedition in E Asia (1860–6...