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Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters , 1887-1948, German artist. Influenced by Kandinsky, by Picasso's reliefs, and by Dada constructions, he invented Merz [trash] constructions—arrangements of diverse materials and objects. Schwitters created gigantic architectural structures out of rubbish. His collages ar... Read more
Kurt Koffka
Kurt Koffka , 1886-1941, American psychologist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1908. Before settling permanently in the United States in 1928 as a professor at Smith, he taught at Cornell and at the Univ. of Wisconsin. With Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler he is credited with developing t... Read more
Kurt Lewin
Kurt Lewin , 1890-1947, American psychologist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1914. He taught at the Univ. of Berlin before coming to the United States in 1932. He was professor (1935-44) of child psychology at the Univ. of Iowa and director (from 1944) of the research center for group dynamics ... Read more
Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur , 1927-, German conductor, b. Brieg, Germany (now Brzeg, Poland). Masur is noted for his performances of the German composers whose works form the core of the traditional symphonic repertoire and of modern Eastern European and Russian composers. He studied piano, composition, and conducti... Read more
Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Waldheim , 1918-2007, Austrian diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1972-81) and president of Austria (1986-92). He entered diplomatic service after World War II, serving in France and Canada. When Austria entered the United Nations in 1958, Waldheim was a member of its delegati... Read more
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill , 1900-1950, German-American composer, b. Dessau, studied with Humperdinck and Busoni in Berlin. He first became known with the production of two short, satirical, surrealist operas, Der Protagonist (1926) and Der Zar lässt sich photographieren [the czar has himself photographed]... Read more
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Kurt von Schuschnigg , 1897-1977, Austrian chancellor. He served (1932-34) as minister of justice and education and helped Engelbert Dollfuss repress the Social Democrats and organize the corporative state . After Dollfuss's assassination (1934) he became chancellor. In 1936, Schuschnigg forced t... Read more
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1922-2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in a World War II combat unit, he worked as a police reporter. Marked by wry black humor, Vonnegut's satirical, pessimistic, and morally urgent novels frequently protest the horrors of the 20th cent., as in the best-sel... Read more
Kurt Gödel
Kurt Gödel , 1906-78, American mathematician and logician, b. Brünn (now Brno, Czech Republic), grad. Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D., 1930). He came to the United States in 1940 and was naturalized in 1948. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, until 1953, when he became ... Read more
Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya , 1898-1981, Viennese singer and character actress, b. Karoline Blamauer. The wife of the composer Kurt Weill , Lenya was the foremost singer of his songs. She and Weill fled Germany in 1933 to work in the United States, where she appeared in The Threepenny Opera (as Jenny, a role she... Read more

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Kurt Weill
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt Weill The operas and other stage works of Kurt Weill (1900-1950), German-American composer, had considerable influence on contemporary Western musical theater. Kurt Weill was born in Dessau, Germany, on March 2, 1900. He...
Kurt Lewin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt Lewin The German-American social psychologist Kurt Lewin (1890-1947) carried out researches that are fundamental...of human behavior. He is the originator of field theory. Kurt Lewin was born in Mogilno, Prussia, on Sept. 9, 1899...
Lewin, Kurt
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Lewin, Kurt 1890-1947 Kurt Lewin was a psychologist with wide-ranging interests in psychological...social comparison processes, and action research. SEE ALSO Lewin, Kurt. 1935. A Dynamic Theory of Personality . Trans. Donald Adams and...
Vonnegut, Kurt
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt Vonnegut Born: November 11, 1922 Indianapolis...American writer, essayist, and dramatist Kurt Vonnegut is acknowledged as a major voice...sharp portrayal of modern society. Early life Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born on November 11, 1922...
Kurt Schwitters
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt Schwitters The painter, collagist, typographer, and poet Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was the creator of MERZ...works using paper and discarded objects of everyday use. Kurt Schwitters was born in 1887 in Hannover, Germany. His...
Kurt Masur
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt Masur Kurt Masur (born 1927), the former conductor of Leipzig's Gewandhaus Orchestra...Born in the German city of Brieg (now in Poland) on January 18, 1927, Kurt Masur's father was an engineer. He taught himself to play the piano...
Kurt Gödel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt G ö del The Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher-scientist Kurt G ö del (1906-1978) developed...thought and revolutionized modern logic. Kurt G ö del was born on April 28, 1906...
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt von Schuschnigg The Austrian statesman Kurt von Schuschnigg (1897-1977) served as chancellor of Austria...of Austria until he lost the support of Mussolini in 1937. Kurt von Schuschnigg was born on December 14, 1897, at Riva on...
Kurt Waldheim
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt Waldheim Kurt Waldheim (born 1918) was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served...controversy over his role as a Nazi intelligence officer in World War II. Kurt Waldheim was born in St. Andr ä -W ö rdern, a village...
Kurt Student
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kurt Student Kurt Student (1890-1978) played an important role in establishing Hitler...German airborne attack on Crete and was responsible for death of thousands. Kurt Student was born into an upper middle class German family in the city of...

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Reidemeister, Kurt Werner Friedrich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography REIDEMEISTER, KURT WERNER FRIEDRICH ( b . Brunswick, Germany...Differentialgeometrie (Berlin, 1923). In 1923 Kurt Reidemister accepted an associate professorship...University of Marburg, in the chair of Kurt Hensel. He remained there-except for...
Kurtág, György
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Kurtág, György ( b Lugoj, Romania, 1926). Romanian-born composer...Mémoire de Laïka , synthesizers and real sounds (joint work of Kurtág and G. Kurtág jnr.) (1990).
Hensel, Kurt
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Hensel, Kurt ( b . K ö nigsberg. Germany [now Kaliningrad...Gertrud Hahn, sister of the renowned educator Kurt Hahn, known for his schools at Salem, Germany...x2019; s commemorative article “ Kurt Hensel zum Gedae
Eissler, Kurt Robert (1908-1999)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis EISSLER, KURT ROBERT (1908-1999) Physician and psychoanalyst Kurt Robert Eissler was born in Vienna on June 2, 1908, and died in New York on February 17, 1999. Eissler was a Freud scholar of distinction, one of the most accomplished psychoanalysts...
Weill, Kurt (Julian)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Weill, Kurt (Julian) ( b Dessau, 1900; d NY, 1950). Ger.-born composer (Amer. cit. 1943). Opera coach at Dessau 1918–...
Hueber, Kurt Anton
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Hueber, Kurt Anton ( b Salzburg, 1928). Austrian composer. Taught musical acoustics, Vienna Hochschule für Musik from 1980...
Schwitters, Kurt Herman Edward Karl Julius
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Schwitters, Kurt Herman Edward Karl Julius (1887–1948). German artist. In 1917 he made collages from detritus collected from dumps...
Seligmann, Kurt
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Seligmann, Kurt (1900–1962). Swiss-born painter, graphic artist, designer, and writer who became an American citizen. He was...
Adler, Kurt
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Adler, Kurt ( b Neuhaus, Cz., 1907; d Butler, NJ, 1977). Cz. conductor, pianist, and scholar. Ass. cond. Berlin State Opera 1927...
Blaukopf, Kurt
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Blaukopf, Kurt ( b Czernowitz [now Chernovtsy, Ukraine], 1914; d Vienna, 1999). Austrian musicologist and writer. Prof. of mus. sociology...

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Kurt Rouse denies parents kicked him out of house
Newspaper article from: Libertyville Review (IL); 8/8/1996; 700+ words ; ...a point Friday when the jury was out, Kurt Rouse, now 36 years old, came into the...discouraged any further communication. Kurt Rouse came from California to testify at...to show it would have been possible for Kurt Rouse to have committed the murders. From...
Kurt Rouse denies bad relationship with parents
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Magazine article from: Film og Kino : Norsk Filmblad; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Kurt er verdens snilleste truckfrer. Men en dag...Erlend Loes romanfigur over til filmduken i Kurt blir grusom. PASS P HODET! sier sekretren...ned for se noen bilder fra animasjonsfilmen Kurt blir grusom basert p Erlend Loes bker. Sivertsen...
Kurt still fixture at Cascade Sundries after 55 years; Not slowing down: He enjoys living in a small town and predicts Cascade will grow
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 7/23/2001; ; 700+ words ; CASCADE, Iowa - For 55 years, Ade Kurt has kept watch over Cascade's business...position at Cascade Sundries. At 77, Kurt still likes to be in the center of things...has no plans to slow down any time soon. Kurt grew up in Cascade, left to join the Army...
Jane Kurt
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/20/2008; 576 words ; FARLEY, Iowa - Jane Kurt, 87, of 302 Browns Court, Farley, died...teaching certification. She married Joseph Kurt on Nov. 25, 1947, at St. Paul's Catholic...Association. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Kurt, of Farley; two children, Julie (Mike...
Kurt Francis Joseph Heinrich.
Magazine article from: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; We are dedicating this workshop to Kurt F. J. Heinrich at a most appropriate time; it honors Kurt's many contributions to the field of x...on his 80th birthday. With his family, Kurt emigrated from Austria (before World War II...
Kurt's Steak House in Delafield stakes claim with savory steaks
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/17/2000; ; 700+ words ; Dining With Dennis R. Getto Kurt's Steak House in Delafield stakes claim...in the 1970s the chef at Sally's was Kurt Amidzich. After almost 20 years in Florida...is back. On Sept. 3, he and his son Kurt Jr. opened a promising new restaurant...
Roles reverse as Kurt Gersch outgrows Chris
Newspaper article from: Arlington Heights Post (IL); 1/13/2000; ; 700+ words ; When Rolling Meadows junior wrestler Kurt Gersch was a baby, his big brother would torment him. And while Kurt doesn't really remember that sheer torture...mom would lay a blanket on the floor," Kurt recalled. "But then my brother would...
The Legend of Kurt Saxon of Desert Hills Golf Course.
Newspaper article from: Sun (Yuma, AZ); 5/27/2007; 700+ words ; ...acquaintance in the Pacific Northwest that Kurt Saxon didn't pass away on the course...earlier that morning when they knocked on Kurt's door. It's just that after a decade of watching Kurt record every winning six-digit Powerball...
WOULD THE REAL KURT ANDERSEN...(article in Details attributed to wrong person)(Column)
Magazine article from: Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...ago I was having drinks with my friend Kurt Andersen at the famed midtown Manhattan...Uh, yeah, right, I thought - because Kurt was the only V.I.P. within spitting...willing to be seen with me, right? I know Kurt, in other words, is a form of currency...