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Penck, Albrecht

(Encyclopedia)Penck, Albrecht älˈbrĕkht pĕngk [key], 1858–1945, German geographer and geologist. He was professor at the Univ. of Vienna (1885–1906) and at the Univ. of Berlin (1906–26) and was director (...

Meah

(Encyclopedia)Meah mēˈə [key], in the Bible, tower of the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Melatiah

(Encyclopedia)Melatiah mĕlˌətīˈə [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Palal

(Encyclopedia)Palal pāˈlăl [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Jadon

(Encyclopedia)Jadon jāˈdŏn [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall at Jerusalem. ...

Hananeel

(Encyclopedia)Hananeel hānănˈēĕl, hănˈənēl [key], in the Bible, tower, on the Jerusalem wall. ...

Milalai

(Encyclopedia)Milalai mĭlˌəlāˈī, mĭlāˈlāī [key], in the Bible, musician in the dedication of the wall. ...

Jezrahiah

(Encyclopedia)Jezrahiah jĕzrəhīˈə [key], in the Bible, singer at the dedication of the wall. ...

Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von

(Encyclopedia)Richthofen, Ferdinand, Baron von fĕrˈdēnänt bärōnˈ fən rĭkhtˈhōfən [key], 1833–1905, German geographer, geologist, and traveler. He took part in a Prussian expedition in E Asia (1860–6...

Klemperer, Otto

(Encyclopedia)Klemperer, Otto ôˈtō klĕmˈpərər [key], 1885–1973, German conductor, b. Breslau. Klemperer studied in Frankfurt and Berlin. Working first in Prague, he later conducted the Berlin State Opera (...