-
4962 matches to St
Koffka, Kurt. 1886-1941. German. Founder of Gestalt psychology. Köhler.
Köhler, Wolfgang. 1887-1967. Estonian founder of Gestalt psychology. Koffka.
Kokoschka, Oskar. 1886-1980. Austrian Expressionist painter, writer.
Kolin, Battle. 1757. Austrian victory forced Prussia to abandon Bohemia.
Kölliker, Rudolph. 1817-1905. German histologist. Discovered cellular structure of tissue. Spermatozoa 1841.
Konoe, Fuminaro. 1891-1945. Japanese Prime Minister 1937~41. Formed Axis alliance; USSR non-aggression pact.
Korea. 1C BC Koguryo/Silla/Paekche kingdoms. 676 Silla unified. 935 Koryo dynasty. 1259-1368 Mongol. 1392-1910 Yi dynasty. 1592, 97 Japan invades. 1627, 36 China invades. 1904 Japan occupies. 1945 US/USSR occupies. 1948 Divided: Republic of Korea(S)/Democratic Peoples Republic(N).
Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.
Korolyov, Sergei. 1906-66. Russian scientist. Designed first satellite, first spacecraft.
Korzybski, Alfred. 1879-1950. Polish/US linguist. General semantics 1933.
Kosovo. Predominantly Albanian province of southwest Serbia, Yugoslavia. 1996-99 KLA rebels seek autonomy. Serbian ethnic cleansing.
Kosygin, Aleksey. 1904-80. Russian Prime Minister 1964- with Brezhnev.
Krebs, Hans. 1900-81. German/English biochemist. Citric acid cycle of human energy, 1937.
Krishnamurti, Jiddu. 1895-1986. Indian religious philosopher. Headed World Order of the Star with Besant.
Kropotkin, Pyotr. 1842-1921. Russian revolutionary, anarchist.
Krupp. 1587-1968. German family of arms manufacturers. Steel works 1812. Canon 1847. Used slave labour in WWII.
Ku Klux Klan. KKK. 1867-71. Secret US White Supremacist terrorist organization. Founded by Forrest. 1915- Recreated by Simmons.
Kublai Khan. 1215-94. First Mongol Emperor. Conquered China. Established Yüan dynasty.
Kuchuk Kainarji, Treaty. 1774. Ottomans restore Black Sea ports to Russia. Independent Crimea.
Kukai. 774-835. Japanese Buddhist. Evolved “True Word” philosophy. 10 Stages of Consciousness.
Kuomintang. KMT. 1911-49. Chinese nationalist party in power 1928-49. Founded by Sun Yat-sen. Overthrew Manchu dynasty. Expelled to Taiwan by Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek.
Kurds. Sunni Moslem Taurus, Zagros Mountain peoples of Kurdistan, central Asia. 1925 rebelled in Turkey. 1922,44,63 rebelled in Iraq. Persecuted in Turkey, Iraq, Iran. Saladin. Sevres Treaty.
Kushan. 78-220. Dynasty ruling Afghanistan, north India.
Kuwait. 1710 Arabs settle. 1899 British protectorate. 1961 Independent. 1963 Constitutional monarchy. 1990-91 Iraq occupation, Gulf War.