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Saar, Ferdinand von

(Encyclopedia)Saar, Ferdinand von fĕrˈdēnänt fən zär [key], 1833–1906, Austrian writer. His best works are his short stories, among them the two collections (1876, 1897) of Novellen aus Österreich [tales f...

Sachs, Julius von

(Encyclopedia)Sachs, Julius von fə zäks [key], 1832–97, German botanist. A professor at the Univ. of Würzburg from 1868, he was a founder of experimental plant physiology. He demonstrated the importance of tra...

Sandrart, Joachim Von

(Encyclopedia)Sandrart, Joachim Von yōäˈkhĭm fən zäntˈrärt [key], 1606–88, German painter. An academic painter fond of chiaroscuro effects, Sandrart is best remembered for his comprehensive history of art...

Salza, Hermann von

(Encyclopedia)Salza, Hermann von hĕrˈmän fən zälˈtsä [key], d. 1239, grand master (1210–39) of the Teutonic Knights. A friend and adviser of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, he often mediated between the e...

Bekesy, Georg von

(Encyclopedia)Bekesy, Georg von gāˈôrk fən bĕkˈĭshē [key], 1899–1972, American biophysicist, b. Budapest, Hungary, grad. Univ. of Budapest (Ph.D. 1923). He was (1923–46) a physicist in the research labo...

Ulrich von Lichtenstein

(Encyclopedia)Ulrich von Lichtenstein o͝olˈrĭkh fən lĭkhˈtənshtīn [key], c.1200–1275, German minnesinger. His chief work, Frauendienst [service of his lady] (1255), is a record in verse of a long and conv...

Tirpitz, Alfred von

(Encyclopedia)Tirpitz, Alfred von älˈfrāt fən tĭrˈpĭts [key], 1849–1930, German admiral. His influence on German naval policy began with his study of the recently invented torpedo and his consequent appoin...

Treitschke, Heinrich von

(Encyclopedia)Treitschke, Heinrich von hīnˈrĭkh fən trīchˈkə [key], 1834–96, German historian. A fervid partisan of Prussia, he left Baden at the outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and became profe...

Reinmar von Zweter

(Encyclopedia)Reinmar von Zweter tsvāˈtər [key], c.1200–c.1260, German minnesinger. He is best known for his Sprüche, short and often satirical verses on politics, religion, morals, and courtly love. ...

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