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For example, the vaults under the lower choir loft in the Franciscan church at ... Gerstenberg, Heinrich Wilhelm von German poet, critic, and theorist of the Sturm und Drang ("Storm and Stress") literary movement, ... Gerster, Florian (from the article "Germany") ...a key role in the implementation of the reform package, lost his post in January ... Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease (from the article "prion") Diseases caused by prions that affect humans include: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, fatal familial insomnia, ... Gerstner, Lou American businessman best known for the pivotal role he played in revitalizing the ailing International ... [1 Related Articles] Gertrude (from the article "Henry II Jasomirgott") ...king Conrad III, his half brother, in 1140, and, after the death of his brother ... Gertrude (from the article "Austria") ...the Warlike, the Babenberg domains became the political objects of aspiring neighbours. The emperor and ... Gertrude queen of Denmark and mother of Hamlet, who is married to her first husband's murderer ... [1 Related Articles] Gertz, Elmer American lawyer, teacher, and writer (b. Sept. 14, 1906, Chicago, Ill.-d. April 27, 2000, Chicago), ... Gerulaitis, Vitas U.S. tennis player (b. July 26, 1954, Brooklyn, N.Y.--d. Sept. 18, 1994, Southampton, N.Y.), by ... Gerulf (from the article "Low Countries, history of") ...Iserae, and Mempiscus, the whole being thenceforth called Flanders; they fortified this area of their ... Gervais du Bus (from the article "Roman de Fauvel") (French: "Romance of Fauvel"), French poem by Gervais du Bus that, in addition to its ... Gervais, Paul paleontologist and zoologist who succeeded Georges Cuvier and Henri de Blainville as principal French contributor ... 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Gesamtkunstwerk (from the article "Debussy, Claude") ...and Modest Mussorgsky. Wagner fulfilled the sensuous ambitions not only of composers but also of ... Gesamtschulen (from the article "Germany") Many so-called Gesamtschulen (equivalent to British comprehensive schools), which were established beginning ... Geschke, Charles (from the article "Adobe Systems Incorporated") The company was founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke. While employed at ... Geschonneck, Erwin German actor was one of East Germany's most respected character actors on the stage-in Hamburg ... Gesell, Arnold U.S. psychologist and pediatrician who pioneered the use of motion-picture cameras to study the physical ... Gesell, Gerhard A. U.S. judge (b. June 16, 1910, Los Angeles, Calif.--d. Feb. 19, 1993, Washington, D.C.), upheld ... Gesenius, Wilhelm German biblical critic and an important figure in Hebrew and other Semitic language studies. Gesetz zum Schutze des Deutschen Blutes und der Deutschen Ehre (from the article "Nurnberg Laws") ...15, 1935. One, the Reichsburgergesetz (German: "Law of the Reich Citizen"), deprived Jews of German ... Gesher party (from the article "Levy, David") ...refugee camps, where hundreds were massacred. After Begin resigned in 1983, Levy held on to ... Geshov, Ivan Evstatiev Bulgarian statesman and founder of the Bulgarian National Bank. He was prime minister from March ... [1 Related Articles] Geshtinanna (from the article "Tammuz") ...closely similar tale forms the second half of the Sumerian myth "The Descent of Inanna," ... Gesner, Conrad Swiss physician and naturalist, best known for his systematic compilations of information on animals and ... [3 Related Articles] Gesner, Jean (from the article "botanical garden") In the early 1800s Jean Gesner, a Swiss physician and botanist, noted that by the ... Gesner, Johann Matthais (from the article "Bach, Johann Sebastian") The resulting ill feeling had become serious by 1730. It was temporarily dispelled by the ... Gesneriaceae one of 23 families in the flowering plant order Lamiales, consisting of 147 genera and ... [1 Related Articles] Gessi, Romolo Italian soldier and explorer who served in the Egyptian Sudan under Gen. Charles George Gordon ... [1 Related Articles] Gessler, Otto German minister of war during the Weimar Republic who was instrumental in rebuilding the country's ... Gessner, Salomon Swiss writer, translator, painter, and etcher, known throughout Europe for literary works of pastoral themes ... gesso (Italian: "gypsum," or "chalk"), fluid, white coating composed of plaster of paris, chalk, gypsum, or ... [3 Related Articles] gest a story of achievements or adventures. Among several famous medieval collections of gests are Fulcher ... Gesta Romanorum Latin collection of anecdotes and tales, probably compiled early in the 14th century. It was ... [3 Related Articles] Gestalt psychology school of psychology founded in the 20th century that provided the foundation for the modern ... [17 Related Articles] Gestalt therapy a humanistic method of psychotherapy that takes a holistic approach to human experience by stressing ... Gestapo the political police of Nazi Germany. The Gestapo ruthlessly eliminated opposition to the Nazis within ... [4 Related Articles] gestation in mammals, the time between conception and birth, during which the embryo or fetus is ... [22 Related Articles] gestational diabetes mellitus (from the article "nutritional disease") ...diabetic diet, but recent guidelines allow a moderate intake of sugars, so long as other ... gesture (from the article "Christianity") ...in which the entire congregation, priest and laity, participates. Thus, the Orthodox Church has also ... Gesu mother church in Rome of the Jesuit order, designed by Giacomo da Vignola in 1568. ... [6 Related Articles] Gesu Nuovo, Piazza del (from the article "Naples") ...or Sant'Anna dei Lombardi, supreme in Naples for its abundance and quality of Renaissance sculpture. ... Gesualdo, Don Carlo, principe di Venosa Italian composer and lutenist whose fame rests on his highly individual madrigals. [2 Related Articles] get Jewish document of divorce written in Aramaic according to a prescribed formula. Orthodox and Conservative ... geta (from the article "dress") Traditional Japanese footwear includes sandals, slippers, and wooden clogs (geta) worn with ... Geta, Publius Septimius Roman emperor from 209 to 211, jointly with his father, Septimius Severus (reigned 193-211), and ... [3 Related Articles] Getae an ancient people of Thracian origin, inhabiting the banks of the lower Danube region and ... [2 Related Articles] Getafe city, south-central Madrid provincia (province) and comunidad autonoma (autonomous ... Getaz toe (from the article "textile") ...machine employ double-hooked needles directly opposite each other in the same plane to knit the ... Gethsemane garden across the Kidron Valley on the Mount of Olives (Hebrew Har ha-Zetim), a mile-long ... Geto-Dacian (from the article "Getae") ...Getae and Dacians were closely related; some historians even suggest that these were names applied ... Gettier, Edmund L. (from the article "epistemology") Although there has been much disagreement about the nature of justification, the Platonic definition of ... Getting, Ivan A. American scientist (b. Jan. 18, 1912, New York, N.Y.-d. Oct. 11, 2003, Coronado, Calif.), conceived ... Getty Center (from the article "Art and Art Exhibitions") Several other thematic shows brought an inspired look at art and its relation to society. ... Getty Images (from the article "Art and Art Exhibitions") ...of their negatives, a practice that spread to other agencies and became standard. Eventually, however, ... Getty Oil Company (from the article "Getty, J. Paul") American oil billionaire reputed to be the richest man in the world at the time ... Getty Trust private operating foundation that was founded by the American oil billionaire J. Paul Getty in ... [1 Related Articles] Getty Villa (from the article "Architecture") ...free-form pile of sharply angular shapes of shining titanium. Resembling a frozen explosion, the building ... Getty, Estelle American actress, earned a legion of fans and seven straight Emmy Award nominations (1986-92; she ... Getty, J. Paul American oil billionaire reputed to be the richest man in the world at the time ... [1 Related Articles] Getty, Sir J Paul, Jr. American-born British philanthropist (Sept. 7, 1932, Italy-d. April 17, 2003, London, Eng.), after years of ... 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Gevaudan ancient region of France, formerly located in the southern province of Languedoc and corresponding to ... Gevaudan, Beast of (from the article "Gevaudan") Gevaudan gained notoriety in the 18th century as the roaming ground of a mysterious Beast ... Gevers, Marie Belgian novelist and poet whose works, almost without exception, evoke Kempenland, a rural area in ... gewere (from the article "Germanic law") The main notion in the law of property was gewere, or the power exercised by ... gewu (from the article "Confucianism") ...brother's lead, formulated the famous dictum, "self-cultivation requires reverence; the extension of knowledge consists in ... Gewurztraminer (from the article "Alsace") Alsace has a rich, highly intensive agriculture characterized by small farms. This is particularly true ... Geyelin, Philip American journalist and editor (b. Feb. 27, 1923, Devon, Pa.-d. Jan. 9, 2004, Washington, D.C.), ... Geygyol, Lake (from the article "Azerbaijan") ...form the second important mountain system, which includes the Shakhdag, Murovdag, and Zangezur ranges, their ... Geyl, Pieter Dutch historian whose works on The Netherlands are highly respected both for their wealth of ... Geyr von Schweppenburg, Leo German tank commander in World War II. geyser hot spring that intermittently spouts jets of steam and hot water. The term is derived ... [4 Related Articles] Geysir geyser located in the Hauka valley (Haukadalur), southwestern Iceland. The spouting hot spring gave its ... geyya (from the article "anga") 2. Geyya, or geya (a technical term meaning mixed prose and verse), sutta that incorporates ... Geza (from the article "Arpad dynasty") ...for the next half century raided their neighbours and collected booty. But, after their defeat ... geza (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...in the section Dance and theatre: The development of dance and theatre in the East ... Geza I (from the article "Ladislas I") The son of Bela I of Hungary and the Polish princess Rycheza (Ryksa), Ladislas was ... Geza II (from the article "Hungary") ...to secure the throne for his own son Stephen II (1116-31). Bela II (1131-41), the ... Gezelle, Guido Flemish priest and poet who was one of the masters of 19th-century European lyric poetry. [1 Related Articles] Gezer ancient royal Canaanite city, near present-day Ramla, Israel. Gezer is often mentioned in the Old ... [1 Related Articles]

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