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• Paré, Ambroïse — (ca. 1509 1590)    French surgeon, known as an innovator in surgical treatment of wounds and also as the author of a large number of treatises on surgery, anatomy, and other medical top ics. Although trained by apprenticeship rather than by… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• PALISSY, Bernard — (c. 1510 1590) As a ceramic artist, Bernard Palissy s technical experimentation pushed the medium beyond its traditional practice. His unique inventions gained him pa­tronage at the highest level, and his style was widely imitated. An autodidact… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Bauhaus —    an institute dedicated to unity between the pure and applied arts. Founded in Weimar, the Bauhaus was rooted in Walter Gropius s* 1918 ap pointment as director of both the Grand Duchy of Saxe Weimar Eisenach s School of Arts and Crafts and the …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• Depression —    Gustav Stresemann* predicted in 1928 that if crisis ever hits us, and the Americans recall their short term loans, we face bankruptcy. Indeed, the economic crisis that beset Germany from 1929 until Hitler s* ap pointment had roots in the Dawes …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• Klee, Paul — (1879 1940)    painter and graphic artist; least political of the Expressionist* school. He was born in Münchenbuchsee (near Bern) to a re spected musicologist. His mastery of the violin allowed him to join the Bern City Orchestra in his early… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• Quidde, Ludwig — (1858 1941)    historian and pacifist; chairman of the Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft (German Peace Society*). Born to a wealthy Bre men wholesaler, he took a doctorate in 1881 at Gottingen in medieval history and soon launched a brilliant… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• Rickert, Heinrich — (1863 1936)    philosopher; with Ernst Cassirer,* considered the premier neo Kantian of the Weimar years. Born in Danzig* to an accomplished National Liberal parliamentarian and Reichstag* member, he studied philosophy under Wilhelm Windelband at …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• letter — let‧ter [ˈletə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail: • Please sign the letter and mail it back within two weeks. alloˈcation ˌletter also alˈlotment ˌletter FINANCE a letter… …   Financial and business terms

• letter of appointment — ˌletter of apˈpointment noun letters of appointment PLURALFORM [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a letter from an organization to someone to say that they have been given a job; = APPOINTMENT LETTER: • Your entitlement to pay will be as set out in your …   Financial and business terms