gustavus | (n) king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632), Syn. Gustavus Adolphus, Gustavus II |
ochs | (n) United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935), Syn. Adolph Simon Ochs |
sax | (n) a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894), Syn. Adolphe Sax |
verner | (n) Danish philologist (1846-1896), Syn. Karl Adolph Verner |
zsigmondy | (n) German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929), Syn. Richard Adolph Zsigmondy |