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Escher, M. C.
(Encyclopedia)Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis Escher) ĕsˈkhər [key], 1898–1972, Dutch artist. Primarily a graphic artist, Escher composed works notable for their irony, often with impossible perspectives rende...Wilkinson, Sir Geoffrey
(Encyclopedia)Wilkinson, Sir Geoffrey, 1921–, English inorganic chemist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Ernst Otto Fischer for their independent research on the organometallic compounds of the t...Soutine, Chaïm
(Encyclopedia)Soutine, Chaïm khīˈyĭm so͞otēnˈ [key], 1893–1943, French expressionist painter, b. near Minsk, Russia (now Belarus). He went to Paris in 1913 and joined the bohemian society of the school of ...Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August
(Encyclopedia)Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August kärl ouˈgo͝ost färnˈhägən fən ĕnˈzə [key], 1785–1858, German poet, historian, and journalist. He collaborated with Chamisso and other writers and wrote Bio...Erlach, Johann Bernhard Fischer von
(Encyclopedia)Erlach, Johann Bernhard Fischer von: see Fischer von Erlach, Johann Bernhard. ...Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von
(Encyclopedia)Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von. ...Waldstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von
(Encyclopedia)Waldstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von: see Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von. ...Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von
(Encyclopedia)Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von. ...York von Wartenburg, Ludwig, Graf
(Encyclopedia)York von Wartenburg, Ludwig, Graf: see Yorck von Wartenburg, Ludwig, Graf. ...Bernstorff, Andreas Peter
(Encyclopedia)Bernstorff, Andreas Peter ändrāˈäs pāˈtər bĕrnsˈtôrf [key], 1735–97, Danish politician; nephew of Johann Hartwig Ernst Bernstorff. Made (1773) foreign minister after Struensee's fall from ...Browse by Subject
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