children’s literature: Sweden: The historian Göte Klingberg traced some kind of religious-instructive reading for children back to 1600. There is a record, though the manuscripts have vanished, of children’s plays produced at the country manors during the 1700s and into the following century. The tradition of children’s theatre has always…

Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger was a dramatist and novelist, a representative of the German literary revolt against rationalism in favour of emotionalism known as the Sturm und Drang movement. Indeed, it took its name from his play Der Wirrwarr, oder Sturm und Drang (1776; “Confusion, or Storm

Max Klinger was a German painter, sculptor, and engraver, whose art of symbol, fantasy, and dreamlike situations belonged to the growing late 19th-century awareness of the subtleties of the mind. Klinger’s visionary art has been linked with that of Arnold Böcklin; the expression of his vivid,

Red Hot Chili Peppers: …replaced on lead guitar by Josh Klinghoffer, who had previously played with the group on the Stadium Arcadium tour. Putting aside various side projects, the band returned to the studio and released I’m with You in 2011. The band exchanged longtime producer Rick Rubin for Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) for…

stereotyped response: Reflex-like activities: …of the whole animal (klinokinesis), the speed of frequency depending on the intensity of stimulation. Examples of orthokinesis are seen in lampreys, which are more active in high intensities of light, and in cockroaches, which are more active in low intensities; flatworms and many kinds of fly larvae, among…

stereotyped response: Taxes: Klinotaxis is the achievement of orientation by alternate lateral movements of part or all of a body; there appears to occur a comparison of intensities of stimulation between one position and another and a “choice” between them. Klinotaxis is shown by animals with a single…

Ore Mountains: The highest summits, Klínovec (4,081 feet [1,244 metres]) on the Czech side and Fichtel Mountain (3,983 feet [1,214 metres]) on the German side, are in the centre of the range. Loučná (3,136 feet [956 metres]) is at the northeastern end and Špičák (3,658 feet [1,115 metres]) at the…

Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football (soccer) player and coach who helped West Germany win the 1990 World Cup and was twice named his country’s Footballer of the Year. A prolific goal scorer as a young boy, Klinsmann joined the youth side of the lower-division Stuttgarter Kickers club at age 14

Kaare Klint was a Danish architect and celebrated furniture designer who originated the highly influential modern Scandinavian style, which notably enlarged the vocabulary of progressive design. He was also a leading exponent of ergonomics, an aspect of technology that applies biological and

Kaare Klint: Jensen Klint, considered Denmark’s leading early 20th-century architect, Kaare worked first as an architect but later as a furniture designer. He founded (1924) the Danish Academy of Art, in which he became the first professor of the furniture department. Unlike his French and German contemporaries, his…

Lamiaceae: Major genera and species: …of the African genus Leonotis, klip dagga, or lion’s ear (L. nepetifolia), is naturalized throughout the tropics; it has red-orange globe clusters of profuse flowers at the top of the 1- to 2-metre plants. See also Coleus; Mentha; Monarda.

nappe: …this is known as a klippe, or thrust outlier. Mythen Peak in the Alps in a typical example of a klippe.

nappe: …this is known as a klippe, or thrust outlier. Mythen Peak in the Alps in a typical example of a klippe.

electromechanical transducer: Electromagnetic speakers: The Klipschorn, named for its inventor, the American engineer Paul W. Klipsch, uses the walls in the corner of a room as part of the flared horn.

klipspringer, (Oreotragus oreotragus), rock-climbing antelope, resident in mountains of eastern and southern Africa. Its Kiswahili name “goat of the rocks” is apt, although it more closely resembles Eurasian goat antelopes such as the chamois and is radically different from other dwarf antelopes of

Johannesburg: Racist enactments: …centre were forcibly relocated to Klipspruit, 10 miles southwest of town. As had happened in earlier removals in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), the move was preceded by a plague scare and accomplished in the name of “sanitation,” though it is difficult to see how the interests of…

klismos, light, elegant chair developed by the ancient Greeks. Perfected by the 5th century bc and popular throughout the 4th century bc, the klismos had four curving, splayed legs and curved back rails with a narrow concave backrest between them. Often illustrated on Greek pottery, the design was

Vitali Klitschko is a Ukrainian boxer and politician whose colossal size—6 feet 7 inches (2 metres) tall and over 240 pounds (109 kg)—helped propel him to great boxing success, including the World Boxing Council (WBC) world heavyweight title. He later served as mayor of Kyiv. (Read Gene Tunney’s

Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian boxer whose success in the heavyweight division—in part because of his prodigious size (6 feet 6 inches [1.98 meters] tall and over 240 pounds [109 kg])—included International Boxing Federation (IBF), International Boxing Organization (IBO), World Boxing

Klaus von Klitzing is a German physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1985 for his discovery that under appropriate conditions the resistance offered by an electrical conductor is quantized; that is, it varies by discrete steps rather than smoothly and continuously. At the end of

Klyuchevskaya Volcano, active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, rising to a height of 15,584 feet (4,750 meters), the highest point on the peninsula. The volcano consists of a truncated cone with a central crater, with

Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky was a Russian historian whose sociological approach to the study of Russia’s past and lively writing and lecturing style made him one of the foremost scholars of his time. The son of a poor village priest, Klyuchevsky attended a seminary school before transferring to

KLM, Dutch airline founded on Oct. 7, 1919, and flying its first scheduled service, between Amsterdam and London, on May 17, 1920. Until its merger with Air France in 2004, it was the world’s oldest continuously operating airline. Headquarters are at Amstelveen, Neth. KLM was founded by a group of

klaberjass, two-player trick-taking card game, of Dutch origin but especially popular in Hungary (as klob) and in Jewish communities throughout the world. From it derives belote, the French national card game. Klaberjass is played with a 32-card pack. In nontrump suits the trick-taking power of

Amy Klobuchar is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2006 and began representing Minnesota the following year. She was the first woman to be elected to serve the state in that body. In 2024 Klobuchar comfortably won reelection against Republican challenger

Amy Klobuchar is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2006 and began representing Minnesota the following year. She was the first woman to be elected to serve the state in that body. In 2024 Klobuchar comfortably won reelection against Republican challenger

Yana Klochkova is a former Ukrainian swimmer who in 2004 became the first woman to win consecutive pairs of Olympic gold medals in the same events—the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medleys. Known as the “Medley Queen,” she lost only one medley race in international competition between 2000 and

Kłodzko, city, Dolnośląskie województwo (province), southwestern Poland, in the Sudety (Sudeten) mountains on both sides of the Nysa Kłodzka River. A Polish frontier settlement existed there from the 6th to the 10th century; a fortress was then built to protect the town from Bohemian forces.

Ona: …Ona celebrated male initiation rites, klóketen; secrets were revealed by the older men to the younger, and women were excluded from them. The rites were based on a myth that told how the men had overturned a previous regime dominated by women. They believed in a supreme being, who sent…

despotate of Epirus: …Theodore in 1230 at the Battle of Klokotnitsa (now in Bulgaria).

Serbian literature: The Klokotrizam group experimented with literary form in an apparent attempt to defy the canons and aesthetic norms of art. The 1970s and ’80s were also marked by the appearance of prominent women writers Milica Mičić-Dimovska, Hana Dalipi, and Biljana Jovanović, as well as by the…

sabot: …single piece of wood (called klompen by the Dutch), and the other is a heavy leather shoe with a wooden sole.

solitaire: …software package, is known as klondike in the United States and (mistakenly) canfield in Britain. Canfield was the name of a Saratoga saloon owner who in the 1890s would sell players a deck of cards for $50 and pay them $5 for each card they managed to play off in…

Raoul Walsh: Films of the 1930s: ” Klondike Annie (1936) was much more of a typical Walsh film; a kept woman (Mae West) kills her keeper and escapes on a tramp steamer bound for gold-rush Alaska, and she then employs her wiles on the ship’s captain (McLaglen). The mystery-comedy Big Brown Eyes…

Cape Canaveral: Klondike Beach, in the middle, is accessible only by foot, horseback, or bicycle. Playalinda Beach and other southern areas can be reached by road from Titusville but are occasionally closed for space launch activity. The park has many shell middens and mounds left by the…

Klondike gold rush, Canadian gold rush of the late 1890s. Gold was discovered on August 17, 1896, near the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers in western Yukon territory. By 1897 up to 30,000 prospectors had arrived in the newly created towns of Skagway and Dyea, jumping-off points to the

Klondike River, tributary of the Yukon River, in western Yukon, Canada. With its major tributary, the North Klondike, it rises in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows westward for 100 miles (160 km) to join the Yukon at Dawson, the river’s historic settlement. The Klondike became famous in 1896 with the

Khwae Noi River: …Noi River, tributary of the Mae Klong River, flowing wholly in western Thailand. It rises near Three Pagodas Pass (Phra Chedi Sam Ong) on the mountainous Myanmar-Thailand border and runs southeast, parallel to the border, to its confluence near Kanchanaburi town with the Mae Klong, which itself empties into the…

Buddhism: Rnying-ma-pa: …thinkers of the Rnying-ma-pa tradition, Klong-chen rab-’byams-pa (1308–64), is the author of the Klong-chen-mdzod-bdun (Tibetan: “Seven Treasures of Klong-chen”). In modern times Mi-’pham of Khams (1846–1914) wrote important Vajrayana commentaries on the canonical texts.

Silurian Period: Silurian-Devonian boundary: …in a cliff section near Klonk in the Czech Republic. Thus, the Silurian-Devonian boundary is anchored to the first occurrence of specific index fossils. The Klonk section acts as a kind of standard reference section with which other stratigraphic sections, potentially involving the Silurian-Devonian boundary beds, may be compared. This…

clonazepam, drug used to treat panic disorder and certain seizure disorders. Clonazepam is classified as a benzodiazepine, a group of therapeutic agents characterized by their ability to depress activity in the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in calming, sedative effects. Common trade names

Sebastian Klonowic was a Polish poet whose work in Latin and Polish is valuable chiefly as cultural history. A burgher, Klonowic settled first in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) and later in Lublin, where he became mayor and a municipal juror. In the Latin poem “Roxolania” (written 1584) he gave the first

Sebastian Klonowic was a Polish poet whose work in Latin and Polish is valuable chiefly as cultural history. A burgher, Klonowic settled first in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) and later in Lublin, where he became mayor and a municipal juror. In the Latin poem “Roxolania” (written 1584) he gave the first

Kenny Clarke was an American drummer who was a major exponent of the modern jazz movement of the 1940s. Clarke’s music studies in high school embraced vibraphone, piano, trombone, and theory, but it was as a drummer that he began his professional career in 1930. His experience included engagements

Willem Kloos was a Dutch poet and critic who was the driving intellectual force of the 1880 Dutch literary revival and cofounder and mainstay of its periodical, De nieuwe gids (“The New Guide”). A ruthless critic of the rhetorical, passionless nature of traditional Dutch writing, Kloos continually

Willem Kloos was a Dutch poet and critic who was the driving intellectual force of the 1880 Dutch literary revival and cofounder and mainstay of its periodical, De nieuwe gids (“The New Guide”). A ruthless critic of the rhetorical, passionless nature of traditional Dutch writing, Kloos continually

Vladimir Mayakovsky: …satirical plays: Klop (performed 1929; The Bedbug), lampooning the type of philistine that emerged with the New Economic Policy in the Soviet Union, and Banya (performed in Leningrad on Jan. 30, 1930; The Bathhouse), a satire of bureaucratic stupidity and opportunism under Joseph Stalin.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was a German epic and lyric poet whose subjective vision marked a break with the rationalism that had dominated German literature in the early 18th century. Klopstock was educated at Schulpforta, a prestigious Protestant boarding school, where he read John Milton’s

Bayern Munich: goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, and striker Miroslav Klose.

gibbon: Kloss’s gibbon (H. klossii), from the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra, is completely black throughout its life. The sexes look alike in the silvery gibbon (H. moloch) of Java and in the white-bearded (H. albibarbis) and Müller’s (H. muelleri) gibbons, both from different parts of…

Balthus was a French painter who, in the midst of 20th-century avant-gardism, explored the traditional categories of European painting: the landscape, the still life, the subject painting, and the portrait. He is best known for his controversial depictions of adolescent girls. Balthus was born of

Balthus was a French painter who, in the midst of 20th-century avant-gardism, explored the traditional categories of European painting: the landscape, the still life, the subject painting, and the portrait. He is best known for his controversial depictions of adolescent girls. Balthus was born of

John Closterman was a portrait painter who painted in Paris, England, and at the Spanish court. Closterman was the son of an artist, who taught him the elements of painting. In 1679 he went to Paris, where he studied under the Rococo painter Jean-Francois de Troy. In 1681 he moved to England, where

Klosterneuburg, town, northeastern Austria. It lies on the west bank of the Danube River at the foot of the Leopoldsberg (1,394 feet [425 metres]) and at the north edge of the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald), just northwest of Vienna. It was originally the site of a Roman fortress (Asturis). Later, a

Nicholas Of Verdun: Abbey Church of Klosterneuburg, Austria, is his best known work and reveals his absolute mastery of metalworking and the technique of champlevé enamelling, in which compartments hollowed out from a metal base are filled with vitreous enamel. The program of scenes on the altar is…

lokapāla: Virūpākṣa (west).

Kluane National Park and Reserve, vast mountain wilderness with extensive ice fields in southwestern Yukon, northwestern Canada. The park is located about 100 miles (160 km) west of Whitehorse. It borders Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, U.S., to the west and southwest and

Kluane National Park and Reserve, vast mountain wilderness with extensive ice fields in southwestern Yukon, northwestern Canada. The park is located about 100 miles (160 km) west of Whitehorse. It borders Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, U.S., to the west and southwest and

Alexander von Kluck was a German general who, in World War I, commanded the 1st Army in the German offensive against Paris at the beginning of the war. Kluck saw service in the Seven Weeks’ War (1866) and in the Franco-German War (1870–71). In 1906 he became a general of infantry and in 1913 an

Alexander von Kluck was a German general who, in World War I, commanded the 1st Army in the German offensive against Paris at the beginning of the war. Kluck saw service in the Seven Weeks’ War (1866) and in the Franco-German War (1870–71). In 1906 he became a general of infantry and in 1913 an

Clyde K.M. Kluckhohn was an American professor of anthropology at Harvard University, who contributed to anthropology in a number of ways: by his ethnographic studies of the Navajo; by his theories of culture, partial-value systems, and cultural patterns; by his intellectual leadership and

Clyde K.M. Kluckhohn was an American professor of anthropology at Harvard University, who contributed to anthropology in a number of ways: by his ethnographic studies of the Navajo; by his theories of culture, partial-value systems, and cultural patterns; by his intellectual leadership and

Carolina Klüft is a Swedish track-and-field athlete who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Her father, Johnny Klüft, was a Swedish first-division football (soccer) player, and her mother, Ingalill Ahlm Klüft, was a long jumper. Carolina, the second of four

Carolina Klüft is a Swedish track-and-field athlete who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Her father, Johnny Klüft, was a Swedish first-division football (soccer) player, and her mother, Ingalill Ahlm Klüft, was a long jumper. Carolina, the second of four

Carolina Klüft is a Swedish track-and-field athlete who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Her father, Johnny Klüft, was a Swedish first-division football (soccer) player, and her mother, Ingalill Ahlm Klüft, was a long jumper. Carolina, the second of four

Aaron Klug was a Lithuanian-born British chemist who was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his investigations of the three-dimensional structure of viruses and other particles that are combinations of nucleic acids and proteins and for the development of crystallographic electron

Clever Hans, a performing horse in Berlin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries celebrated for demonstrating remarkable intelligence. The feats performed by the horse were eventually explained as simple behavioral responses to subtle cues provided (perhaps unintentionally) by his handler. Since

Günther von Kluge was a German field marshal who was one of Adolf Hitler’s ablest commanders on the Eastern Front during World War II. Later he played a vacillating role in the conspiracy of 1944 against the Führer. Of an old aristocratic family, Kluge served in World War I and afterward remained

Günther von Kluge was a German field marshal who was one of Adolf Hitler’s ablest commanders on the Eastern Front during World War II. Later he played a vacillating role in the conspiracy of 1944 against the Führer. Of an old aristocratic family, Kluge served in World War I and afterward remained

Jack Klugman was an American actor who was best known for his work on television, most notably The Odd Couple (1970–75) and Quincy, M.E. (1976–83). Klugman attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied drama, and he later acted in theatre productions.

Jack Klugman was an American actor who was best known for his work on television, most notably The Odd Couple (1970–75) and Quincy, M.E. (1976–83). Klugman attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied drama, and he later acted in theatre productions.

Heidi Klum is a German American supermodel, television personality, and businesswoman who hosted Germany’s Next Topmodel and Project Runway. In 1992, while living near Cologne with her father, a cosmetics company executive, and mother, a hairdresser, 18-year-old Klum entered the “Model 92” German

Rosa Bonheur: …met a young American painter, Anna Klumpke, with whom she corresponded for many years. Klumpke eventually traveled to France to paint Bonheur’s portrait, and the two artists remained together at By until Bonheur’s death.

Poland: Sigismund III Vasa: The victory at Klushino in 1610 by Hetman Stanisław Zółkiewski resulted in a Polish occupation of Moscow and the election by Moscow’s boyars of Sigismund’s son Władysław as tsar. Sigismund’s veto wasted this opportunity and instead left a residue of Russian hatred of Poland.

Cincinnati Reds: …Reds’ few bright spots was Ted (“Big Klu”) Kluszewski, a power-hitting first baseman who famously cut the sleeves off his uniform to free his huge biceps. In 1956 Cincinnati called up outfielder Frank Robinson from the minor leagues, and he quickly became one of the biggest stars in the game.…

Alan J. Pakula: Films of the 1970s: …second directorial effort, the thriller Klute (1971), cemented his reputation as an important director and remained one of his most highly regarded films. Jane Fonda won an Academy Award for best actress for her portrayal of a neurotic prostitute who, against her will, becomes emotionally involved with a reserved detective…

Heinrich Klüver was a German-born U.S. experimental psychologist and neurologist who made many contributions to the understanding of the relationships between the brain and behaviour. His investigations ranged from photographic visual memory in children (1926) and hallucinations induced by

Heinrich Klüver: The Klüver–Bucy syndrome refers to the behavioral and physiological effects following the removal of the temporal lobes (comprising most of the lower cerebrum) from monkey brains.

Yiddish literature: The classic writers: …broadens in Di klyatshe (1873; The Nag), an allegorical novel that compares the Jewish condition in Russia to the lot of a broken-down nag. The mare, unwilling to fight against her tormentors, represents passive Jews who show little interest in efforts at reform. Other elements of the allegory indict the…

klystron, thermionic electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by controlling the speed of a stream of electrons. The electrons are originally accelerated to high velocity by a potential of several hundred volts and enter a narrow gap that forms part of a cavity resonator system (see

Klyuchevskaya Volcano, active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, rising to a height of 15,584 feet (4,750 meters), the highest point on the peninsula. The volcano consists of a truncated cone with a central crater, with

Klyuchevskaya Volcano, active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, rising to a height of 15,584 feet (4,750 meters), the highest point on the peninsula. The volcano consists of a truncated cone with a central crater, with

Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky was a Russian historian whose sociological approach to the study of Russia’s past and lively writing and lecturing style made him one of the foremost scholars of his time. The son of a poor village priest, Klyuchevsky attended a seminary school before transferring to

Ivan Vasilyevich Klyun was a Russian artist and art theorist who was noted for his association with Russian Suprematist Kazimir Malevich and for his formulation of a theory of colour in painting. Klyun was born into a peasant family. As a young man he studied drawing on his own accord while he

kilometre (km), unit of length equal to 1,000 metres and the equivalent of 0.6214 mile (see metric

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Finance, trade, and services: The national currency, the convertible marka (konvertibilna marka; KM), is pegged to the euro. After the war, fiscal consolidation was strong, and most banks are now privately owned. Foreign direct investment was substantial in the early 21st century, but foreign investors faced serious obstacles, including a complex legal and…

Europe: Iron ores: >Kursk region in Russia. High-quality ores (of 60 percent iron), however, have been exhausted or have become expensive to mine. The Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, located in southwestern Russia, has iron-rich quartzites. Sweden is another producer of iron ore, notably in the Kiruna region. Deposits in…

Kmart, American retail chain with a history of marketing general merchandise primarily through discount and variety stores. It is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded by Sebastian S. Kresge, a traveling hardware salesman, and John G. McCrory, owner of eight general

Kmart, American retail chain with a history of marketing general merchandise primarily through discount and variety stores. It is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded by Sebastian S. Kresge, a traveling hardware salesman, and John G. McCrory, owner of eight general

Kmart, American retail chain with a history of marketing general merchandise primarily through discount and variety stores. It is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded by Sebastian S. Kresge, a traveling hardware salesman, and John G. McCrory, owner of eight general

Nationalist Party, political party that governed all or part of mainland China from 1928 to 1949 and subsequently ruled Taiwan under Chiang Kai-shek and his successors for most of the time since then. Originally a revolutionary league working for the overthrow of the Chinese monarchy, the

Des Knaben Wunderhorn, (1805–08; German: “The Boy’s Magic Horn”), anthology of German folk songs, subtitled Alte deutsche Lieder (“Old German Songs”), that established its editors, the poet Clemens Brentano and the antiquarian Achim von Arnim (qq.v.), as leaders of the Romantic movement by reviving

Des Knaben Wunderhorn, song cycle by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, composed mostly in the 1890s for solo vocalist with orchestra accompaniment. The words derive from folk roots, but the music is entirely Mahler’s. Years before the Brothers Grimm began to publish the stories they collected,

Zürich: The contemporary city: …of a snowman, and the Knabenschiessen in September, a sharpshooting contest for young people. Along with these traditional festivals, there is the Zürich Carnival (Fasnacht) in late winter and the Street Parade in August, which began in the 1990s and draws thousands of people to dance to techno music.

The Knack…and How to Get It, British romantic comedy film, released in 1965, that was directed by Richard Lester, who was best known for the Beatles’ hit feature films A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Help! (1965). The movie is a fine example of New Wave influence in British cinema. In the film, Colin

knafeh, traditional Middle Eastern pastry made from phyllo or semolina, layered with soft cheese filling, and covered with a sweet syrup. There are many regional variations of the dessert, which is popular throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and southeastern Europe for its mixture of sweet

Tanaina, a North American Indian people, the only northern Athabaskan-speaking group occupying extensive portions of the seacoast. They lived chiefly in the drainage areas of Cook Inlet and Clark Lake in what is now southern Alaska. Tanaina, meaning “the people,” was their own name for themselves;

Seaman Asahel Knapp was an American agriculturist who originated the method in which an expert demonstrates, farm by farm, new agricultural discoveries and technologies. Knapp graduated (1856) from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and taught school for several years. In 1866 he moved to Iowa,

knight: …(literally “lordling”), or varlet, or valet (German: Knappe), until he followed his patron on a campaign as his shield bearer, écuyer, or esquire, or as the bearer of his weapons (armiger). When he was adjudged proficient and the money was forthcoming for the purchase of his knightly equipment, he would…

Hans Knappertsbusch was a German orchestral and opera director best remembered for his interpretations of the music of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. At his family’s urging, Knappertsbusch studied philosophy at the University of Bonn. However, he also pursued his interest in music and in 1908