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Max Schuler The German engineer (1882–1972) Schuler discovered the principle known as Schuler tuning] which is fundamental to the operation of a [[gyrocompass or inertial guidance system that will be operated near the surface of the earth.
Max Skladanowsky Max Skladanowsky (born April 30 1863, died November 30 1939) was a German inventor and early filmmaker. Along with his brother Emil, he invented the Bioscop, an early movie projector the Skladanowsky brothers used to display the first moving picture show to a paying audience on November 1 1895, some two months before the public debut of the Lumière Brothers' technically superior cinematographe.
Max Steel Max Steel is a TV show which originally aired on February 2000 and ran for three series totalling thirty-five episodes with a predicted audience of young males from the ages of eight to twelve. The voice acting cast for the series included such people as Chi McBride and Christian Campbell, the older brother of Neve Campbell.
Max Steineke Max Steineke was a famous American geologist, and Casoc's Chief Geologist who is referred to as the discoverer of oil in Saudi Arabia under Socal constracts with the Saudi government in the 1930's. Steineke died in 1952.
Max Steiner Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (born May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; died December 28, 1971 in Hollywood, California) was an Austrian-American composer of music for theater production shows and films.
Max Stern (businessman) Max Stern (1898 - 1982) was born in Fulda, Germany and emigrated to America in 1926. He established and built the Hartz Mountain Pet Food Company, which eventually became one of America’s most successful private companies.
Max Stirner Johann Kaspar Schmidt (October 25, 1806 – June 26, 1856), better known as Max Stirner (the nom de plume he adopted from a schoolyard nickname he had acquired as a child because of his high brow [Stirn]), German philosopher, who ranks as one of the literary grandfathers of nihilism, existentialism, post-modernism and anarchism, especially of individualist anarchism.
Max Theon Max Theon (1848-1927) perhaps born Louis-Maximilian Bimstein, was a Polish Jewish Kabbalist and Occultist. In London while still a young man, he established The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor in 1870, but seemed to have little to do with the day to day running of the organisation, or indeed its actual teachings (Chanel et al, Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor).
Max Thurian Brother Max Thurian (Geneva (Switzerland), 16 August 1921-Geneva (Switzerland), 15 August 1996) was the subprior of the Taizé community, an Ecumenism monastic community in France. He was the subprior at Taizé since its inception in the 1940s.
Max Tishler Max Tishler (October 30, 1906 – March 18, 1989) was a scientist at Merck & Co. who led the research teams that synthesized ascorbic acid, riboflavin, cortisone, miamin, pyridoxin, pantothenic acid, nicotinamide, methionine, threonine, and tryptophan.
Max Tolson Max Tolson was on (born July 18, 1945)in Wollongong], [[Australia and is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 19 times in total scoring 4 goals as well as representing NSW.
Max Tundra Max Tundra, real name Ben Jacobs, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. He has released two well-received albums for Domino Records: Some Best Friend You Turned Out To Be released in 2000 and Mastered By Guy At The Exchange released in 2002.
Max TV (Sri Lanka) Max TV is an analog television channel available in Sri Lanka owned by the private company MGM Networks (Pvt) Ltd. It is currently running test transmissions while its sister radio channel, Max Radio, has already begun proper transmissions.
Max van den Berg Margrietus Johannes (Max) van den Berg (born 22 March 1946 in Ammerstol, South Holland) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Development.
Max Vadukul Max Vadukul (Born 2nd February 1961, Nairobi, Kenya) is a self- taught British photographer. Celebrated for his surreal, quirky style, Vadukul’s photography captures images with a raw elegance in the realm of fashion, music, advertising and portraiture.
Max Valier Max Valier (February 9, 1895 - May 17, 1930) was an Austrian rocketry pioneer. He helped found the German Verein fĂĽr Raumschiffahrt (VfR - "Spaceflight Society") that would bring together many of the minds that would later make spaceflight a reality in the twentieth century.
Max Valiquette Max Valiquette is a Toronto-based youth culture and pop culture expert. He is the President of Youthography a Canadian] youth marketing agency, as well as the host of [[TVOntario's Vox Talk, a youth-issues talk show.
Max Vasmer Max Vasmer (February 28, 1886—November 30, 1962) was a Russian-born German linguist who studied problems of etymology of Indo-European, Finno-Ugrian and Turkic languages and worked on history of Slavic, Baltic, Iranian, and Finno-Ugrian peoples in Eastern Europe.
Max Velmans Max Velmans is a Professor of Psychology at Goldsmith's College, University of London. From 2003 to 2006 he was Chair of the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society (an organisation he co-founded) and has been involved in many other initiatives to encourage studies in consciousness.
Max Venable William McKinley Venable (aka Max) (born June 6, 1957 in Phoenix, Arizona) was an outfielder/designated hitter with a 12-year career from 1979-1987,1989-1991. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos and Cincinnati Reds, all of the National League, and the California Angels of the American League.
Max Wall Max Wall (12 March 1908 - 21 May 1990) was a British comedian, born in Brixton, London, the son of the successful music-hall entertainer Jack (Jock) Lorimer. He is best remembered for his ludicrously attired and hilariously strutting Professor Wallofski.
Max Walters Dr (Stuart) Max Walters (born Oughtibridge, Yorkshire 23 May 1920 - died Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 11 December 2005) was Curator of the Herbarium, Botany School, Cambridge University 1949-73, Lecturer in Botany 1962-73, and for the ten years 1973-83 Director of the University Botanic Garden in Cambridge up until his retirement. He was a Research Fellow at St John's College, Cambridge 1948-51 and Fellow of King's College, Cambridge 1964-84.
Max Weber Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (IPA: ) (April 21, 1864 – June 14, 1920) was a German political economist and sociologist who is considered one of the founders of the modern study of sociology and public administration. He began his career at the University of Berlin, and later worked at Freiburg University, University of Heidelberg, University of Vienna and University of Munich.
Max Weber (general) Max Weber (27 August 1824 – 15 June 1901) was a military officer in the armies of Germany and later the United States, most known for serving as a brigadier general in the Union army during the American Civil War.
Max Weismann Max Weismann is an American philosopher and a long time friend and colleague of Mortimer Adler, with whom he co-founded the Center for the Study of the Great Ideas in Chicago. He is director and president of the Center and has dedicated his time and talents to promoting the philosophical and pedagogical ideas of Dr.
Max West Max Edward West (November 28, 1916 - December 31, 2003) born in Dexter, Missouri was an Outfielder and First Baseman for the Boston Bees/Boston Braves (1938-42 and 1946), Cincinnati Reds (1946) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948).
Max Wright Max Wright (born August 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor best known for his role in the sitcom ALF. He had previously made appearances in TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and was a regular cast member in Misfits of Science, Buffalo Bill and The Norm Show.
Max Yergan Max Yergan (born 1892 in Raleigh, North Carolina; died 1975) was an African American activist notable for being a Baptist missionary for the YMCA, then a Communist working with Paul Robeson, and finally a staunch Anti-Communist who complemented the government of apartheid-era South Africa.
Max's Kansas City Max's Kansas City was a nightclub (upstairs) and restaurant (downstairs) at 213 Park Avenue South, between 17th and 18th Streets, in New York City. Opened by Mickey Ruskin (1933-1983) in December 1965, it was a hangout for artists and sculptors of the New York School, sculptor John Chamberlain, Robert Rauschenberg and Larry Rivers, whose presence attracted hip celebrities and the jet set, and also a favorite spot of Andy Warhol's entourage.
Max's of Manila Max's of Manila, popularly known as Max's Restaurant is a Philippine-based restaurant chain. It's specialty is the Max Fried Chicken, cooked in a distinct way and differentiate's itself from the starch laden fast food alternative.
Max-A-Million Blending Caribbean spice with R&B, Hip-Hop and a pinch of Pop, Max-A-Million's soulful energetic sounds have soared to the unimaginable heights. Max-a-million has consistently charted top 40 hits in Billboard Magazine and has reached Gold and Platinum in 19 countries.
Max-min fairness In communication networks and multiplexing, a division of the bandwidth resources is said to be max-min fair when: firstly, the minimum data rate that a dataflow achieves is maximized; secondly, the second lowest data rate that a dataflow achieves is maximized, etc.
Max-Planck-Institut fĂĽr Plasmaphysik The Max-Planck-Institut fĂĽr Plasmaphysik (IPP) is a physics institute for the investigation of plasma physics, with the aim of working towards fusion power. The institute also works on surface physics, also with focus on problems of fusion power.
Max-Reinhardt-Seminar The Max-Reinhardt-Seminar, short also Reinhardt-Seminar, is the School of Drama at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Vienna, Austria. It is located in the Palais Cumberland, PenzingerstraĂźe 9, in Vienna's 14th district ()
Max, Mon Amour Max, Mon Amour aka Max, My Love is a 1986 film directed by Nagisa Oshima and starring Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Victoria Abril, Pierre Etaix and Milena Vukotic. The screenplay was written by Oshima and Jean-Claude Carrière, and the film was produced by Serge Silberman.
Maxacapan Maxacapan is an ejido, (co-op community) within the Municipio of Catemaco, located, on the edge of Laguna Catemaco, 3 kilometers north of Catemaco City in southcentral Veracruz, southeastern Mexico. Locally, the ejido is well known for its tegogolo (fresh water snail hatcheries).
Maxakalisaurus Maxakalisaurus is the name given in August 2006 to the fossils of a titanosaurid dinosaur genus, found in Brazil (Minas Gerais) in 1998. It was closely related to Saltasaurus, a sauropod considered unusual because it had evolved apparently defensive traits, including bony plates on its skin and vertical plates along its spine; such osteoderms have also been found for Maxakalisaurus.
Maxcy Dean Filer Maxcy Dean Filer, of Compton, California, currently holds the (unofficial) California Bar Exam endurance record. After graduating from Law School in 1966, Maxcy attempted (unsuccessfully) the grueling exam 47 times before passing in 1991.
MaxDB MaxDB is an ANSI SQL-92 (entry level) compliant relational database management system (RDBMS) from SAP AG, which is delivered by MySQL AB as well. MaxDB fulfills the needs for enterprise usage: reliability, scalability, high concurrency and performance.
MaxDrive The MAX Drive is a video game accessory by Datel, maker of the Action Replay, which allows the transferring of saved games between a video game console and a PC. It consists of a USB memory stick, a PC CD-ROM with software, and a disc containing the console software.
Maxfield Research Maxfield Research is a Minnesota based real estate research company. Founded in 1983 by Lee Maxfield and business partner Gary Solomonson Maxfield Research focuses its work on obtaining and interpreting real estate market information and conducts feasibility studies for the real estate market.
Maxi Gnauck Maxi Gnauck (born October 10, 1964 in Berlin, Germany) was an East German Artistic Gymnast. Her parents were expecting a boy and they planned to name him Max so, when the baby turned out to be a girl, they simply added an i.
Maxi Herber Maxi Herber (October 8 1920 - October 20 2006) was a German figure skater who became Olympic pair champion with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics. The duo revolutionized pair skating, becoming the first team to perform jumps side by side.
Maxi LĂłpez Maximiliano GastĂłn LĂłpez (born April 3, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), better known as Maxi LĂłpez, is an Argentine football player, who currently plays for RCD Mallorca of the Spanish La Liga, where he is on loan from FC Barcelona. His most usual position is Forward.
Maxi Mounds Maxi Mounds is an American model, stripper and adult entertainer from Long Island, New York, known for her extraordinarily large breasts. She is also considered fairly tall for an adult entertainer, standing at over 6 feet (1.
Maxi Trial The Maxi Trial (Italian: Maxiprocesso) was a criminal trial that took place in Sicily during the mid-1980s that saw hundreds of defendants on trial convicted for a multitude of crimes relating to Mafia activities, based primarily on testimony given in as evidence from a former boss turned informant. This trial started a wave of turncoat moves by other prominent individuals that would ultimately result in the shut down of a significant percentage of Mafia-driven narcotics-trafficking but, more importantly, greatly damaged the alliances between Sicilian and American families.
Maxie Eisen Maxie Eisen was a Prohibition gangster and labor racketeer allied with Dion O'Banion in the early 1920s and later for the Saltis-McErlane Gang after O'Banion's death in 1924. As President of the Kosher Meat Peddler's Association, Eisen helped O'Banion infiltrate several trade unions, and later for other gangsters, until the end of Prohibition becoming an important Chigago political "fixer" for the Chicago Outfit.
Maxie Jones Maxie Jones, born Mariah Maximiliana Jones, is a fictional character on the American television series General Hospital. The character is a resident of Port Charles, and the daughter of supercouple Frisco and Felicia Jones.
Maxie Parks Maxwell Lander ("Maxie") Parks (born July 9, 1951) is a former American athlete from Fresno, California, winner of a gold medal in 4x400 m Men's relay at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. In the late 1970s he competed for the UCLA for several years.
Maxillary canine The maxillary canine is the tooth located laterally (away from the midline of the face) from both maxillary lateral incisors of the mouth but mesial (toward the midline of the face) from both maxillary first premolars. Both the maxillary and mandibular canines are called the "cornerstone" of the mouth because they are all located three teeth away from the midline, and separate the premolars from the incisors.
Maxillary central incisor The maxillary central incisor is usually the most visible tooth, since it is the top center two teeth in the front of a mouth, and it is located mesial (closer to the midline of the face) to the maxillary lateral incisor. As with all incisors, their function is for shearing or cutting food during mastication (chewing).
Maxillary first molar The maxillary first molar is the tooth located laterally (away from the midline of the face) from both the maxillary second premolars of the mouth but mesial (toward the midline of the face) from both maxillary second molars. The function of this molar is similar to that of all molars in regard to grinding being the principle action during mastication, commonly known as chewing.
Maxillary first premolar The maxillary first premolar is the tooth located laterally (away from the midline of the face) from both the maxillary canines of the mouth but mesial (toward the midline of the face) from both maxillary second premolars. The function of this premolar is similar to that of canines in regard to tearing being the principal action during mastication, commonly known as chewing.
Maxillary lateral incisor The maxillary lateral incisor is the tooth located distally (away from the midline of the face) from both maxillary central incisors of the mouth and mesially (toward the midline of the face) from both maxillary canines. As with all incisors, their function is for shearing or cutting food during mastication, commonly known as chewing.
Maxillary process of inferior nasal concha From the lower border of the inferior nasal concha, a thin lamina, the maxillary process, curves downward and lateralward; it articulates with the maxilla and forms a part of the medial wall of the maxillary sinus.
Maxillary second molar The maxillary second molar is the tooth located laterally (away from the midline of the face) from both the maxillary first molars of the mouth but mesial (toward the midline of the face) from both maxillary third molars. This is true only in permanent teeth.
Maxillary second premolar The maxillary second premolar is the tooth located laterally (away from the midline of the face) from both the maxillary first premolars of the mouth but mesial (toward the midline of the face) from both maxillary first molars. The function of this premolar is similar to that of first molars in regard to grinding being the principle action during mastication, commonly known as chewing.
Maxillary sinus The maxillary sinus (or Antrum of Highmore) is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, and is pyramidal in shape. Found in the body of the maxilla, its apex, directed lateralward, is formed by the zygomatic process; its base, directed medialward, by the lateral wall of the nose.
Maxillary third molar The maxillary third molar is the tooth located laterally (away from the midline of the face) from both the maxillary second molars of the mouth with no tooth posterior to it in permanent teeth. In deciduous (baby) teeth, there is no maxillary third molar.
Maxillary tuberosity At the lower part of the infratemporal surface of the maxilla is a rounded eminence, the maxillary tuberosity, especially prominent after the growth of the wisdom tooth; it is rough on its lateral side for articulation with the pyramidal process of the palatine bone and in some cases articulates with the lateral pterygoid plate of the sphenoid.
Maxim Fedotov Russian violinist Maxim Fedotov with a repertoire of more than fifty concertos was the first to give a recital on both the violins left by Paganini. He has appeared in the principal concert halls and performed with all the major orchestras of Russia, Europe, as well as Japan.
Maxim Ghilan Maxim Ghilan was the director of the International Jewish Peace Union, the first Jewish organization to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as a partner in dialogue. He was the co-founder, in 1971, of the periodical Israel and Palestine Political Report.
Maxim IC Maxim Integrated Products (including its subsidiary Dallas Semiconductor) is a semiconductor company that designs and manufactures analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. It was founded in 1983 and is located in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
Maxim Jakubowski A crime, erotic and science fiction writer and critic, born in England by Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France, Maxim Jakubowskihas also lived in Italy and has travelled extensively.. Maxim edited the science fiction anthology Twenty Houses of the Zodiac in 1979 for the 37th World Science Fiction Convention (Seacon '79) in Brighton.
Maxim Kuznetsov Maxim Kuznetsov (born March 27, 1977 in Pavlodar, USSR (now Pavlodar, Kazakhstan) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Russian Super League. Kuznetsov was drafted 1st (26th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
Maxim Lazovsky Maxim Yuryevich Lazovsky (Russian Максим Юрьевич Лазовский, nicknames "Max", "Lame") (1965 – 2000) was Russian criminal leader and FSB agent suspected in organization of terrorism acts in Moscow in 1994 and participation in Russian apartment bombings in 1999, along with other crimes including murders and abductions.
Maxim M/32-33 The Maxim M/32-33 is a Finnish modification of the Russian M1910 Maxim, developed by Aimo Lahti in 1932. The weapon was able to fire at the rate of 850 rounds/min, while the old Russian M1919 and earlier Finnish M09-21 were capable to fire only at the rate of 600 rounds /min.
Maxim Munzuk Maxim Monguzhukovich Munzuk (Максим Монгужукович Мунзук; 15 September 1912 (on other accounts, 2 May 1910) - 28 July 1999) was an outstanding Tuvan actor, one of the founders of Tuva's regional theatre. He is best known for playing the title role in Akira Kurosawa's film Dersu Uzala.
Maxim restaurant suicide bombing The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing occurred on October 4, 2003, when a 28-year-old Palestinian terrorist, female suicide bomber Hanadi Jaradat, exploded inside the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. 21 Israelis, Jews and Arabs were killed, and 51 others were wounded.
Maxim Reality Keith "Keeti" Palmer (born 21 March, 1967, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England), best known as Maxim or Maxim Reality, is an MC of the British electronica/rave band The Prodigy. He is known for his fierce style of appearance in both music videos and live shows, often wearing coloured contact lenses and kilts.
Maxim Romanov Maxim Romanov (born in Kazan, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for the Kazan Arrows in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in the forwards at lock.
Maxim Rudometkin Maxim Gavrilovich Rudometkin (1818?)-(1877) is known to members of the Molokan Jumpers and leapers (Cкакуновъ и Прыгуновъ) sect as the King of the Holy Seven Spirits of God and leader of the New Israelites.
Maxim Transportation Services Maxim Transportation Services Inc is a Canadian retailer of International brand semi-trucks and multiple brands of semi-trailers, including Great Dane, Timpte, Barrett, Arnes and East Manufacturing. They also provide full service to all makes and models of semi trucks and trailers.
Maxima Maxima is a free computer algebra system, written in Lisp and released under the GNU General Public License. The software runs on all POSIX platforms such as Unix, BSD, and Linux as well as under Microsoft Windows.
Maxima and minima In mathematics, maxima and minima, also known as extrema, are points in the domain of a function at which the function takes a largest value (maximum) or smallest value (minimum), either within a given neighbourhood (local extrema) or on the function domain in its entirety (global extrema).
Maximal compact subgroup In mathematics, a maximal compact subgroup K of a topological group G is a subgroup K that is a compact space, in the subspace topology, and maximal amongst such subgroups. It is therefore a maximal subgroup amongst compact subgroups, rather than being (alternate possible reading) a maximal subgroup that happens to be compact; which would probably be called a compact maximal subgroup, but in any case is not the intended meaning.
Maximal element In mathematics, especially in order theory, a maximal element of a subset S of some partially ordered set is an element of S that is not smaller than any other element in S. The term minimal element is defined dually.
Maximal evenness In diatonic set theory maximal evenness is the quality of a collection or scale which for every generic interval there are is either one or two consecutive (adjacent) specific intervals, in other words a scale which is "'spread out as much as possible.'" This property was first described by music theorist John Clough and mathematician Jack Douthett in "Maximally Even Sets" (1991).
Maximal independent set In graph theory, a maximal independent set is an independent set such that adding any other node to the set forces the set to contain an edge. Equivalently, an independent set W is maximal if every vertex outside of W is connected to some vertex in W.
Maximal-ratio combining In telecommunications, maximal-ratio combining is a method of diversity combining in which (a) the signals from each channel are added together, (b) the gain of each channel is made proportional to the rms signal level and inversely proportional to the mean square noise level in that channel, and (c) the same proportionality constant is used for all channels. It is also known as ratio-squared combining, predetection combining and selective combining.
Maximalism In a general sense, maximalism means any doctrine or school of thought that extends its basic principles to the largest possible area. For example a "maximalist" vision of a nation state is one that encompasses all of the areas where the nationality is abundant, a "maximalist" program in science asserts the strongest possible form of its axioms.
Maximalist Maximalist is a quality of excessive redundancy oft exhibited by way of the overt accumulation of appurtenances that reflect current society. In other references the term refers to either the ostentatious displays of the extensive possessions of the super-rich or the obsessive collecting as frequently found in the behavior of garage sale shoppers who accumulate common household goods past reason.
MaximĂłn MaximĂłn is a saint worshipped in various forms by Maya people of several towns in the highlands of western Guatemala. The origins of his cult are not very well understood, but he is believed to be a form of the pre-Colombian Maya god Mam, blended with influences from Catholicism as well as legends about the conquistador of Guatemala, Pedro de Alvarado.
Maxime Bernier Maxime Bernier, PC, MP (born 1963) is Canada's Minister of Industry and Registrar General. A businessman and lawyer, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the January 2006 federal election to represent the riding of Beauce with 67% of the vote, the highest in a Quebec riding.
Maxime Bossis Maxime Bossis (born June 26, 1955 in Saint-André, Vendée) is a retired football defender from France, who obtained 76 caps (one goal) for the French national team. He is mostly remembered for missing the last penalty in 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France.
Maxime Carlot Korman Maxime Carlot Korman (born 1942) is a Vanuatuan politician. He served as prime minister of Vanuatu for nearly five years, first from December 16 1991 to December 21 1995 and again from February 23 1996 to September 30 1996.
Maxime Dethomas Maxime Dethomas (1867-1929) was a French painter and theatre decorator. He was a friend of Toulouse-Lautrec and the brother-in-law of Ignacio Zuloaga, who married his sister and who he introduced to artists of the Symbolist group such as Gauguin.
Maxime Talbot Maxime Talbot (born February 11 1984 in LeMoyne, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins] in the eight round, 234th overall in the [[2002 NHL Entry Draft. He currently plays center for the Penguins.
Maxime Tanguay Maxime Tanguay (Born November 16, 1988 in St-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada) is an amateur ice hockey player who currently plays for the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL.He was drafted 10th overall in the 2004 QMJHL draft by the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.
Maximilian armour Maximilian armour is a modern term applied to the style of early 16th century armour apparently first made for the Emperor Maximilian I. Maximillian probably used it himself when he was a young prince and presumably presented it to his uncle SigmundThe armour is characterized by armet]s and close helmets with bellows [[visors, small fan-shaped narrow and parallel fluting often covering most of the harness (but never the greaves), etching, work taken from woodcuts and sharply waisted cuirasses and squared sabatons.
Maximilian Affair The Maximilian Affair (1864-1867) was the diplomatic crisis resulting from the French intervention in Mexico by Emperor Napoleon III, placing Austrian Archduke Maximilian on the throne of Mexico. Despite this violation of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States could not respond militarily due to the ongoing Civil War.
Maximilian Francis of Austria, Elector of Cologne Maximilian Francis (or Franz) of Austria, Elector of Cologne (1756 - 1801) was the youngest of sixteen children born into the imperial household of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa, whose more famous progeny included Marie Antoinette and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. He was the last Elector of Cologne and an early patron of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Maximilian Harden Maximilian Harden (a pen name; he was born Felix Ernst Witkowski) (1861 - 1927) was an influential German journalist who published the journal Die Zukunft, at the beginning of the 20th century. His baroque style was mocked by former friend Karl Kraus, who even wrote about "translations from Harden".
Maximilian Hecker Maximilian Hecker (26 July 1977 in Heidenheim, Germany) is a German musician known for airy pop music, similar to bands like Air. After performing as a drummer in a number of small German bands, his demo tapes attracted the attention of Kitty-Yo Records, who released his debut album Infinite Love Songs in 2001.
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian Joseph) (May 27, 1756 – October 13, 1825) was prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1805, king of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1805 to 1825.
Maximilian I of Mexico Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico, (July 6, 1832 – June 19, 1867) was a member of Austria's Imperial Habsburg family. With the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican conservatives, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864.
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian I, Elector and Duke of Bavaria (17 April 1573 – 27 September 1651), called "the Great,", was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian II Emanuel (July 11, 1662 - February 26, 1726) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (KurfĂĽrst) of the Holy Roman Empire. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria, also known as Maximilian der Deutschmeister (born October 12, 1558 in Wiener Neustadt; died November 2, 1618 in Vienna) was the third son of Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain.
Maximilian Kolbe Maximilian Kolbe (January 8, 1894–August 14, 1941), also known as Maksymilian or Massimiliano Maria Kolbe and "Apostle of Consecration to Mary," born as Rajmund Kolbe, was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz in Poland.

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