Kitasato, Shibasaburo. 1852-1931. Japanese. Discovered tetanus antitoxin 1890, plague bacillus 1894.

Kitchen Cabinet. A. Jackson’s unofficial advisers.

Kitchen Debate. 1959. Nixon, Khrushchev impromptu debate in model kitchen display.

Kitchener, Horatio, Earl of. 1850-1916. Commander-in-chief Boer War. British Secretary of War, WWI. Symbol of will to victory.

Kléber, Jean. 1753-1800. French general. Suppressed Vendée rebellion.

Klee, Paul. 1879-1940. Swiss abstract artist of original delicate small-scale fantasy. Mocker Mocked 1930.

Kleist, Heinrich von. 1777-1811. German dramatist. Schroffenstein 1803.

Klemperer, Otto. 1885-1973. German conductor of Stravinsky, Mahler, Beethoven.

Klimt, Gustav. 1862-1918. Vienna Sezession allegorical mural painter. Kiss 1908.

Klinger, Friedrich. 1752-1831. German writer. Sturm und Drang 1776 inspires movement.

Klondike. 1896-9. Yukon gold rush.

Klopstock. 1724-1803. German Movement poet. -“love of the Fatherland”. Odes.

Knights of Columbus. 1882-. US RC men’s lay organization.

Knights of Labor. 1869-1917. Secret (-1879) US anti-capitalist labour organization. Haymarket. AFL.

Knights of St John. Hospitallers.

Knights of the Golden Circle. 1859-66. Secret US organization of South supporters during Civil War.

Knights’ War. 1522-3. Failed German rebellion vs Reformation.

Knossos. 6500-1450BC. Capital of Minoan Empire.

Know-Nothing Party. 1845-56. Secretive anti-immigrant US party. Fillmore.

Knox, John. 1514-72. Scottish reformer, founder of austere Presbyterian Church of Scotland 1561.

Kobayashi Kokei. 1883-1957. Japanese artist. Ideyu 1918.

Koch, Robert. 1843-1910. German doctor. Identified bacilli for anthrax 1876, tuberculosis 1882, cholera 1883.

Kodály. 1882-1967. Hungarian composer and collector of folk melodies. Corpus Musicae 1951.

Kodros. Last King of Attica.

Koenig, Friedrich. Cylinder printing press 1811.

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