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Boyron, Michel
(Encyclopedia)Boyron, Michel: see Baron, Michel.Stokes, Louis
(Encyclopedia)Stokes, Louis: see under Stokes, Carl Burton. ...Cori, Gerty Theresa
(Encyclopedia)Cori, Gerty Theresa: see under Cori, Carl Ferdinand. ...Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron: see Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton. ...Elphinstone, Arthur, 6th Baron Balmerino
(Encyclopedia)Elphinstone, Arthur, 6th Baron Balmerino: see Balmerino, Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Baron. ...Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron Fairfax of
(Encyclopedia)Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron Fairfax of: see Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron. ...Krüdener, Juliana, Baroness von
(Encyclopedia)Krüdener, Juliana, Baroness von fən krüdˈənər [key], 1764–1824, Russian novelist and mystic. Born a Livonian aristocrat, she married a Russian diplomat. She left her husband (1801) for the ple...Krusenstern, Adam Johann von
(Encyclopedia)Krusenstern, Adam Johann von äˈdäm yōˈhän fən kro͞oˈzənshtĕrn [key], 1770–1846, Russian navigator. From 1803 to 1806 he circumnavigated the globe. Although the voyage was undertaken to st...Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von
(Encyclopedia)Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von poul fən lĕtˈō-fôrˈbĕk [key], 1870–1964, German general. In World War I he conducted a brilliant defense of German East Africa against vastly superior Allied power. ...Logau, Friedrich, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia)Logau, Friedrich, Freiherr von frēˈdrĭkh frīˈhĕr fən lōˈgou [key], 1604–55, German poet, b. Silesia. Influenced by Martin Opitz, Logau wrote epigrams in the contemporary fashion, bringing a...Browse by Subject
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