English Dictionary: Karlfeldt |
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Karl Baedeker
n 1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks
(1801-1859) [syn: {Baedeker}, {Karl Baedeker}]
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- Karl Barth
- n
- Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) [syn: Barth,
Karl Barth]
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- Karl Friedrich Gauss
- n
- German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers
and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)
Synonym(s): Gauss, Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss
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- Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen
- n
- German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his
adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)
Synonym(s): Munchhausen, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen, Munchausen, Baron Munchausen
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- Karl Popper
- n
- British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that
scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)
Synonym(s): Popper, Karl Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper
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- Karl von Clausewitz
- n
- Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a
doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
Synonym(s): Clausewitz, Karl von Clausewitz
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- Karl von Frisch
- n
- Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees
(1886-1982)
Synonym(s): Frisch, Karl von Frisch
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- Karlfeldt
- n
- Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and
folklore (1864-1931)
Synonym(s): Karlfeldt, Erik Axel Karlfeldt
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- Karloff
- n
- United States film actor (born in England) noted for his
performances in horror films (1887-1969)
Synonym(s): Karloff, Boris Karloff, William Henry Pratt
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