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Jordan, Camille

(Encyclopedia)Jordan, Camille kämēˈyə zhôrdäNˈ [key], 1771–1821, French writer and political figure. A moderate supporter of the French Revolution, he fled France during the Reign of Terror and again after...

Pomeranus

(Encyclopedia)Pomeranus: see Bugenhagen, Johann. ...

Schöffer, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Schöffer, Peter: see Fust, Johann.

Jean Paul

(Encyclopedia)Jean Paul: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. ...

Mendel, David

(Encyclopedia)Mendel, David: see Neander, Johann August Wilhelm. ...

Paul, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Paul, Jean: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. ...

German Catholics

(Encyclopedia)German Catholics, religious groups founded in 1844 by dissidents from the Roman Catholic Church. They were led by two excommunicated priests, Johann Czerski of Schneidemühl, Posen, and Johann Ronge o...

Drobisch, Moritz Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia)Drobisch, Moritz Wilhelm mōˈrĭts vĭlˈhĕlm drōˈbĭsh [key], 1802–96, German philosopher and mathematician. He was a teacher at Leipzig and a follower and adherent of Johann Friedrich Herbart....

Graupner, Gottlieb

(Encyclopedia)Graupner, Gottlieb (Johann Christian Gottlieb), 1767–1836, German-American musician. In 1795 he came to the United States, settling in Charleston, S.C., where he played in the City Theatre Orchestra...

higher criticism

(Encyclopedia)higher criticism, name given to a type of biblical criticism distinguished from textual or lower criticism. It seeks to interpret text of the Bible free from confessional and dogmatic theology. Higher...