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Manfred
Manfred , c.1232-1266, king of Sicily (1258-66), the last Hohenstaufen on that throne. An illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred was regent in Sicily for his brother Conrad IV . Conrad died in 1254, and Manfred seized the regency for Conrad's young son, Conradin . However, ... Read more
Manfred Richthofen, Baron von
Manfred Richthofen, Baron von , 1892-1918, German aviator in World War I. He was credited with the spectacular achievement of shooting down 80 aircraft; he was killed in action on Apr. 21, 1918. He was known as the "Red Baron." Bibliography: See biography by W. E. Burrows (1969). ... Read more
closet drama
closet drama a play that is meant to be read rather than performed. Precursors of the form existed in classical times. Plato's Apology is often regarded as tragic drama rather than philosophic dialogue. The dialogues of Cicero, Strabo, and Seneca were probably declaimed rather than acted, since o... Read more
Charles I
Charles I (Charles of Anjou), 1227-85, king of Naples and Sicily (1266-85), count of Anjou and Provence, youngest brother of King Louis IX of France. He took part in Louis's crusades to Egypt (1248) and Tunisia (1270). After obtaining Provence by marriage (1246), he extended his influence into Pied... Read more
Hohenstaufen
Hohenstaufen , German princely family, whose name is derived from the castle of Staufen built in 1077 by a Swabian count, Frederick. In 1079, Frederick married Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and was created duke of Swabia. The line of German kings and Holy Roman emperors began (1138... Read more
Benevento
Benevento , city (1991 pop. 62,561), capital of Benevento prov., in Campania, S Italy. It is a trade center for wine and tobacco. It is basically an impoverished area with little industry. A leading town of Samnium, Benevento became under the Romans an important trade center on the Appian Way. It wa... Read more
Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin 1892-1940, German essayist and critic. He is known for his synthesis of eccentric Marxist theory and Jewish messianism. In particular, his essays on Charles Baudelaire and Franz Kafka as well as his speculation on symbolism, allegory, and the function of art in a mechanical age ... Read more
Eugen Bleuler
Eugen Bleuler , 1857-1939, Swiss psychiatrist. He taught (1898-1927) at the Univ. of Zürich, serving concurrently as director of Zürich's Burghölzi Asylum. Bleuler is well-known for his introduction (1908) of the term schizophrenia, formerly known as dementia praecox, and for his st... Read more
Innocent IV
Innocent IV d. 1254, pope (1243-54), a Genoese named Sinibaldo Fieschi, a distinguished jurist who studied and later taught law at the Univ. of Bologna; successor of Celestine IV. He was of a noble family. Although he had been regarded as sympathetic to the empire, once pope he quickly took up the ... Read more
Peter III
Peter III (Peter the Great), 1239?-1285, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1276-85) and king of Sicily (1282-85); son and successor of James I. In 1280 he established Aragonese influence on the northern shores of Africa. From his marriage (1262) to Constance, daughter and heir of Manfr... Read more

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Manfred
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Manfred , c.1232-1266, king of Sicily (1258-66...illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred was regent in Sicily for his brother Conrad IV . Conrad died in 1254, and Manfred seized the regency for Conrad's young son...
Manfred Wörner
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Manfred Wörner Manfred Wörner (1934-1994), the former West German minister...West relations after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Manfred Wörner was born in Stuttgart, (West) Germany, on September...
Manfred, Frederick (Frederick Feikema)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Manfred, Frederick (Frederick Feikema) (1912– ),Iowa‐born author of Frisian ancestry who also called himself...
Manfred Bieler
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Manfred Bieler , 1934-, German dramatist and novelist. Among Bieler's plays, written for radio, are Die achte Trübsal...
Wekwerth, Manfred
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Wekwerth, Manfred, see BERLINER ENSEMBLE .
Manfred Richthofen, Baron von
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Manfred Richthofen, Baron von , 1892-1918, German aviator in World War I. He was credited with the spectacular achievement of shooting...
Organization for the Liberation of the Occupied South
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...Press, 1995. Suwaidi, Jamal al-, ed. The Yemeni War of 1994. London: Saqi Books, 1995. Wenner, Manfred. The Yemen Arab Republic: Development and Change in an Ancient Land. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991. manfred w. wenner
Roger of Loria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Sicilian-Aragonese admiral. An adherent of Manfred , last Hohenstaufen king of Sicily, he left Sicily for Aragón after Manfred's defeat (1266) by the Angevin claimant...the throne. There he held posts under Manfred's son-in-law, King Peter III...
Yemeni Socialist Party
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...1994: Causes and Consequences. Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, 1996. Wenner, Manfred. The Yemen Arab Republic: Development and Change in an Ancient Land. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991. manfred w. wenner
John of Procida
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and attempted to secure the island for Manfred and Conradin against the claims of Charles...who was given Sicily by the pope. After Manfred's defeat and Conradin's execution...John went into exile at the court of Manfred's son-in-law, Peter III of Arag...

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Manfred
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Manfred. Verse-drama by Byron (1817) on which are based (1) Ov. and 15 items of incidental mus. by Schumann, Op.115 (1848–9); (2) Sym. (unnumbered) by Tchaikovsky, Op.58 (1885).
Schenk, Manfred
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Schenk, Manfred ( b Stuttgart, 1930). Ger. bass. Sang in Frankfurt radio ch. Member Frankfurt Opera 1967–90. Glyndebourne début 1973 (Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte ); NY Met 1977; CG 1981; Bayreuth Fest. début 1981; Salzburg 1985.
Jung, Manfred
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Jung, Manfred ( b Oberhausen, 1940). Ger. tenor. Début as Arindal in Wagner's Die Feen , Bayreuth Youth Fest. 1967. Bayreuth...
Jungwirth, Manfred
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Jungwirth, Manfred ( b St Pölten, 1919). Austrian bass. Début Bucharest 1942 (Mephistopheles in Faust ). Salzburg Fest...
Gurlitt, Manfred
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Gurlitt, Manfred ( b Berlin, 1890; d Tokyo, 1973). Ger. composer and conductor. Cond. at Essen 1911–12, Augsburg 1912–...
Wagner, Wolfgang (Manfred Martin)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Wagner, Wolfgang (Manfred Martin) ( b Bayreuth, 1919). Ger. opera impresario and producer. Son of Siegfried Wagner . With his brother Wieland Wagner...
Richthofen, Baron Manfred von
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Richthofen, Baron Manfred von (1892–1918) German World War I flying ace, known as the “Red Baron.” Born in Breslau...
Hegemann, Werner Manfred Maria Ellis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Hegemann, Werner Manfred Maria Ellis (1881–1936). German architect and planner, he designed (in association with Elbert Peets (1881...
Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von (known as ‘ the Red Baron’ ) (1882–1918) German fighter pilot. In World War...
Richthofen, Manfred Freiherr von
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Richthofen, Manfred Freiherr von (b. 2 May 1892, d. 21 Apr. 1918). German pilot Also known as the ‘Red Baron’, he was...

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Frederick Manfred still stands tall in anthology; With a sure hand, editor John Calvin Rezmerski selected chunky parts of his books to `shamelessly shill' for author.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 7/28/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...article incorrectly said that Frederick Manfred was raised on a farm in Michigan. He...farm in Iowa. ***** The Frederick Manfred Reader - By: John Calvin Rezmerski...Greenwich Village. His name? Frederick Manfred of Luverne, Minn. We chatted, Fred...
Freya Manfred reaches 'Home' with new poetry.
Newspaper article from: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN); 1/9/2004; 700+ words ; ...Ann Grossmann ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Freya Manfred is talking about her new poetry collection...says. Yet there's no frustration in Manfred's voice as she calmly recalls disappointments...story thousands of poets could tell, but Manfred didn't give up. "I held on partly...
Manfred's mental theater and the construction of knowledge.(Baron George Gordon Noel Byron's poem)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...with deeper awe. --Francis Jeffrey on Manfred, 1817 Opinions are made to be changed...not be shocked by the announcement that Manfred (1817) is a skeptical work. A number...of the embrace of radical skepticism in Manfred yields important discoveries about Byron...
"LOCAL' LAWYER HELPED BASEBALL AVERT STRIKE; ROME NATIVE, CORNELL GRAD, ROB MANFRED WAS ONE OF THE CHIEF NEGOTIATORS FOR MLB.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/22/2002; 700+ words ; ...Michael Staff writer It was late. Rob Manfred was tired, and he was hungry. But most of all, he was sweaty. So Manfred, one of Major League Baseball's...The answer was ... neither. Rob Manfred, a Rome native, said he and the others...
Manfred Worner Memorial Lecture Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin, 25th January 2001.
M2 Presswire; 1/25/2001; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-25 January 2001-NATO: Manfred Worner Memorial Lecture Konrad-Adenauer...for inviting me to deliver this year's Manfred Worner Memorial Lecture. I am well aware that Manfred Worner was an active member not only of...
BASEBALL EXECUTIVE TOUTS PLAYERS UNION; ROBERT MANFRED JR. TELLS LEMOYNE COLLEGE CROWD OF MAJOR LEAGUE'S EXAMPLE.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 11/22/2002; 700+ words ; ...model for the American labor movement. Robert D. Manfred Jr., a Major League Baseball executive vice president...tremendous influence on how the industry works," Manfred said. Manfred was born in Rome and attended LeMoyne for two years...
Tribute to Writer Fredrick Manfred
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 10/4/1994; 700+ words ; ...the Midwest died last month. Fredrick Manfred was 82. He had written 34 books about...Northwest Iowa, where he was born. Manfred was interviewed sometime ago by Minnesota Public Radio. FREDRICK MANFRED, Writer: [in interview with Minnesota...
Phoenix Media Group to Form Manfred Moose Foundation to Aid Children.
PR Newswire; 9/5/2001; 700+ words ; ...launched a plan for the establishment of the Manfred Moose Foundation. The mission of the Manfred Moose Foundation is to help mend the spirits...around the world. To accomplish this the Manfred Moose Foundation will form several Manfred...
Phoenix Media Group, Ltd. Launches ''Live'' Manfred Moose.
Business Wire; 5/11/2000; 561 words ; ...Group, Ltd. has unveiled the completed Manfred Moose(R) costume at the facilities of Shafton, Inc. in North Hollywood. Manfred Moose came "alive" as a magnificent...smiling beautifully antlered character. The Manfred Moose character is expected to make many...
Trotting horse, Manfred Hanover, is undefeated in 11 straight races, due to training by his owners, Walter Szczepanski and his son, John.
PR Newswire; 4/28/1986; 700+ words ; ...years. Despite their unorthodox regimen, Manfred Hanover has gone undefeated in 11 straight...willing to offer purses high enough to attract Manfred. The competition has not approached Manfred's level, but he managed to beat a good field...