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• Vergerio, Pier Paolo — (1370 1444)    Italian humanist and edu cator. A native of Capodistria in Venetian territory, he studied at Bologna (1388 1390) and while there also taught dialectic, an expe rience that turned him against the contentious wrangling of logicians… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Women —    Although obviously half of the population of Renaissance Eu rope was female, the role of women in the high culture, especially the Latin based academic culture and humanist movement of the period, was very limited, a generalization which is… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Railways —    The Dutch railways system began with the railroad from Amsterdam to Haarlem in 1839. It was extended in the 1840s by a line to Utrecht. In 1860, a state owned company took over the re sponsibility of railway construction from the private… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

• RUDOLF II OF HABSBURG, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR — (1552 1612) Rudolf II, one of history s most eccentric individuals, was a ruler, a madman, an alchemist, and a patron of the arts. Rudolf s historical distinction comes not from his political accomplishments but from the people he brought to his… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Duisberg, Carl — (1861 1935)    chemist and industrialist; inspired the in dustrial combination known as IG Farben.* Born in Barmen, he completed a doctorate in chemistry before his twenty first birthday. In 1883 he joined the faltering Bayer Dye Company… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• Rhineland —    The terms of the Versailles Treaty* (Articles 42 13) forbade German troops and fortifications in the Rhineland or west of a line running fifty kilometers east of the Rhine River. Through the Rhineland Agreement of 28 June 1919 (separate from… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• Tirpitz, Alfred von — (1849 1930)    admiral; no figure held greater re sponsibility for poisoning Anglo German relations in pre World War I Europe. Born to the family of a jurist in Ebenhausen, near Munich, he entered the small Prussian navy when he was sixteen. In… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• Muhammad, Prince — (? 1286)    Balban s favorite son, Muham mad, was appointed governor of Sind and stationed at Multan some time in the 1270s. He was entrusted with the task of checking the Mongol incursions from that side. After the removal of Bughra Khan from… …   Historical dictionary of Medieval India

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism