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Lenbach, Franz von
(Encyclopedia)Lenbach, Franz von fränts fən lānˈbäkh [key], 1836–1904, German portrait painter. He studied in Munich and Rome and from 1863 to 1868 worked as a copyist of old masters in Italy and Spain. His ...Radetzky, Joseph, Graf Radetzky de Radetz
(Encyclopedia)Radetzky or Radetzki, Joseph, Graf Radetzky de Radetz yōˈzĕf rädĕtˈskē gräf rädĕtˈskē də räˈdĕts [key], 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal. In the war of 1848–49 against Sardinia (s...Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig
(Encyclopedia)Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig or John Lewis bo͝orkˈhärt [key], 1784–1817, European explorer, b. Switzerland, educated in Germany. Supported by an English association for promoting African discovery,...Eulenspiegel, Till
(Encyclopedia)Eulenspiegel, Till tĭl oiˈlən-shpēˌgəl [key] [Ger.,=owl-mirror, hence English Owlglass], a north German peasant clown of the 14th cent. who was immortalized in chapbooks describing his practical...Graham, Susan
(Encyclopedia)Graham, Susan, 1960–, American mezzo-soprano, b. Roswell, N. Mex. Known for her vibrant, expressive voice and her superb acting ability, she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in ...Nilsson, Birgit
(Encyclopedia)Nilsson, Birgit bĭrˈgĭt nĭlˈsôn [key], 1918–2005, Swedish soprano. Her powerful voice first came to international attention at the Munich Opera, where she was heard (1954–55) as Brünnhilde ...Murray, Philip
(Encyclopedia)Murray, Philip, 1886–1952, American labor leader, b. Blantyre, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 and worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines. After he was discharged for fighting wit...Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official, first lord of the manor of Morrisania in New York. The son of Richard Morris (d. 1672; see Morris, family), he was born in that part of Westches...Morris, Lewis, 1698–1762, American colonial landowner
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