albers | (n) United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976), Syn. Josef Albers |
conrad | (n) English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924), Syn. Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad |
francis joseph | (n) emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916), Syn. Franz Joseph, Franz Josef I, Francis Joseph I |
hoffmann | (n) Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956), Syn. Josef Hoffmann |
montgolfier | (n) French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810), Syn. Josef Michel Montgolfier |
von sternberg | (n) United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969), Syn. Josef von Sternberg |
wittgenstein | (n) British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951), Syn. Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein |