German sociologist and a pioneer of the modern analytical method of sociology. His works include The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904-1905). |
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Russian-born American painter whose abstract works helped introduce the European avant-garde movements of the early 20th century to American art. |
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German composer who is considered the founder of German romantic opera. His works include Der Freischütz (1821). |
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German physiologist and psychologist who studied sensory response and is considered a founder of experimental psychology. |
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n. Abbr. Wb The SI-derived unit of magnetic flux, equal to the flux that produces an electromotive force of one volt in a conducting loop when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero within one second. See Table at measurement. [After Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891), German physicist.] |
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