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Karl For German and Swedish kings thus named, use Charles. ... Read more
Karl Czerny
Karl Czerny , 1791-1857, Austrian pianist; pupil of Beethoven and teacher of Liszt. He is known for his technical studies for the piano; his numerous other works are seldom performed. ... Read more
Kong Karls Land
Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land, island group, 128 sq mi (332 sq km), in the Barents Sea, part of the Norwegian possession of Svalbard, W of Spitsbergen. It includes Kongsøya, Svenskøya, and Abeløya islands. ... Read more
Wilhelm Karl Severing
Wilhelm Karl Severing , 1875-1952, German statesman. A Social Democrat, he served (1907-33) in the Reichstag, was German minister of the interior (1928-30), and was Prussian minister of the interior during most of the period from 1920 to 1932. He supported the Weimar Republic. ... Read more
Karl Augustus Menninger
Karl Augustus Menninger , 1893-1990, and William Claire Menninger, 1899-1966, American psychiatrists, brothers, b. Topeka, Kans. The Menninger Clinic, conceived with the idea of collecting many specialists in one center, was founded in Topeka in 1919 by Karl and his father, Charles Frederick (18... Read more
Karl Benz
Karl Benz , 1844-1929, German engineer, credited with building the first automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine. The car, driven in Mannheim in 1885 and patented in 1886, had three wheels, an electric ignition, and differential gears and was water-cooled. As a result of a merger in 1926... Read more
Karl von Piloty
Karl von Piloty , 1826-86, German historical painter; son of Ferdinand Piloty (1786-1844), a noted German lithographer. Karl first won recognition for his genre paintings, such as The Nurse (1853). He soon specialized in historical paintings, which were famous in his day for realism and emphasis o... Read more
Karl Baedeker
Karl Baedeker , 1801-59, German publisher, founder of the Baedeker guidebooks. His printing establishment was at Koblenz, but his son Fritz, who continued the business, moved it to Leipzig. Printed in several languages, the guidebooks provided valuable historical information and ran into many editio... Read more
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf , 1739-99, Austrian composer and violinist. He was a successful opera and symphony composer in Vienna and an important precursor of Mozart in these forms. The comic opera Doktor und Apotheker (1786) is his best-remembered work. He also composed numerous symphonies, ora... Read more
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude , 1863-1906, German physicist. Drude first experimented with the physical determinants of optical constants, measuring the optical constants of a variety of substances to an unprecedented degree of accuracy. He worked on the relations among optical constants, electrical consta... Read more

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Flying Wallenda attempts comeback after 43 years; He was 21 when he tumbled from a tightrope in an accident that left him a paraplegic
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/24/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...paraplegic. The adopted son of Karl Wallenda, patriarch of the famous Flying...troupe never used a net because Karl Wallenda said it provided a false sense...anchorman remained standing, as Karl Wallenda and his brother, Herman, fell...
A Flying Wallenda Tries for a Comeback
News Wire article from: AP Online; 1/18/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...paraplegic. The adopted son of Karl Wallenda, patriarch of the famous Flying...troupe never used a net because Karl Wallenda said it provided a false sense...anchorman remained standing, as Karl Wallenda and his brother, Herman, fell...
For Wallenda, choice was circus over med school.
Newspaper article from: Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA); 5/24/2007; 700+ words ; ...one was paralyzed, and Wallenda's great-grandfather Karl injured his pelvis. "With...great-grandfather did. Karl Wallenda, founder of The Flying Wallendas...in the tragedy in Detroit. Karl Wallenda fell to his death in San Juan...
Grounded for Years, Flying Wallenda Tries a Comeback
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/23/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...The adopted son of Karl Wallenda, patriarch of the...anchor of the famous Wallenda seven-person pyramid...used a net because Karl said it provided...the chair, grabbed Karl, who held on until...feet below. Mario Wallenda remembers only waking...
Daredevil Wallenda walks wire 200 feet above Allegheny River
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 7/3/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...ambitious dream: to honor the patriarch of the Wallenda family, his great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, by walking across the Grand Canyon. Bobby...possible. Seven family members, including Karl Wallenda, have been killed while performing...
Wallenda rides high again: Disabled member of famed acrobatic family revives act over Chicago River.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 9/20/2006; 700+ words ; ...in Detroit in 1962, a seven-Wallenda pyramid collapsed. Two of the...they fell to the ground. Mario Wallenda survived with a crushed spinal...1978, Mario watched his father Karl Wallenda fall to his death in Puerto Rico...
Paralyzed in tightrope accident, a Flying Wallenda tries to make a comeback after 40 years
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/18/2005; ; 629 words ; ...sky cycle". The adopted son of Karl Wallenda, patriarch of the famous Flying...think he's nuts," she said. Wallenda denies his wife's accusation...troupe never used a net because Karl Wallenda said it provided a false sense...
Tino Wallenda's life on the very edge
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/21/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...Wallendas were killed in that 85-foot fall. Karl Wallenda, Tino's grandfather, was killed in 1978...are no exception. In this interview, Tino Wallenda reveals that since the death of Karl Wallenda, a family feud has developed. "One family...
WALLENDA FAMILY STILL FLYING HIGH IN SHRINE CIRCUS.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/6/1987; 700+ words ; ...natural to Rick. He is a grandson of the late Karl Wallenda who guided his family to fame on a high wire...in the back yard of his grandmother, Helen Wallenda, widow of Karl Wallenda who brought the famous high-wire chair pyramid...
Wallenda born to perform aerial stunts: Aerial performer part of Ringling Bros. circus, running this weekend at Arco Arena.
Newspaper article from: Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA); 9/20/2007; 700+ words ; ...join his family on the high wire. Wallenda began his career at the age of...came out wearing a pillow case." Wallenda will bring his skills as an aerial...the 1920s. Nik's grandfather, Karl Wallenda, was signed by Ringling in 1928...