Schistosoma, fluke genus (phylum Platyhelminthes), three members of which are well known for causing the disease schistosomiasis (q.v.) in humans. See also

swimmer’s itch, an infection of the skin marked by prickling sensations and itching, caused by invasion of the skin by larvae of trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma, often found in freshwater lakes and

schistosomiasis, group of chronic disorders caused by small parasitic flatworms (family Schistosomatidae) commonly called blood flukes. Schistosomiasis is characterized by inflammation of the intestines, bladder, liver, and other organs. Next to malaria, it is probably humanity’s most serious

bryophyte: Ecology and habitats: and the mosses Mittenia and Schistostega), leaf surfaces (the moss Ephemeropsis and the liverwort genus Metzgeria and many species of the liverwort family Lejeuneaceae), salt pans (the liverwort Carrpos), bases of quartz pebbles (the moss Aschisma), and copper-rich substrata (the moss

luminous moss, (Schistostega pennata; formerly S. osmundacea), light-reflecting plant of the subclass Bryidae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. It forms green mats in caves, holes in wood or earth, or cavities between rocks or under tree roots. A luminous moss is about one centimetre (12 inch) or

luminous moss, (Schistostega pennata; formerly S. osmundacea), light-reflecting plant of the subclass Bryidae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. It forms green mats in caves, holes in wood or earth, or cavities between rocks or under tree roots. A luminous moss is about one centimetre (12 inch) or

Schitt’s Creek, Canadian television sitcom about a rich family that loses its wealth and must temporarily move into a motel in a small town with the tongue-in-cheek name of Schitt’s Creek. The show aired for six seasons from 2015 to 2020. By metrics of awards and international viewership, Schitt’s

bluestem: Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium, formerly A. scoparius), is 0.5–1.5 metres (1.6–5 feet) tall and is found in dry prairie areas of North America. Silver beardgrass, or silver bluestem (Bothriochloa saccharoides, formerly A. saccharoides), reaches 0.6 to 1.3 metres (about 2 to 4 feet) in height…

fern: Annotated classification: …thickened cells; 2 genera (Schizaea and Actinostachys) with about 30 species, mostly tropical. Family Lygodiaceae Rhizomes long-creeping, hairy; leaves indeterminate in growth, climbing and often twining, the primary divisions alternate along the elongating stemlike rachis; sporangia often in 2 rows, densely spaced along specialized slender lobes of the

Schizaeaceae, fern family (order Filicales), which contains two genera (Schizaea and Actinostachys) and about 46 species. The family has a long fossil record, with records dating back to the Late Cretaceous Epoch (about 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago). The genera are usually found in tropical and

fern: Annotated classification: Order Schizaeales Family Schizaeaceae Leaves more or less grasslike, with a long petiole and a linear or fan-shaped blade; veins dichotomously branching; sporangia dense on specialized slender lobes of the ultimate segments; the annulus a subapical ring of thickened cells; 2 genera (Schizaea and

cephalic disorder: Schizencephaly: Schizencephaly is a type of porencephaly in which slits (clefts) develop in the cerebral hemispheres. Genetic abnormalities appear to play a role in at least one form of the disorder. Maternal factors, such as the use of certain medications or contact with certain toxins…

schizoaffective disorder, mental disorder characterized by a combination of mood (affective) symptoms, such as depression or mania, and schizophrenia symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations. The term acute schizoaffective psychoses was introduced in 1933 by Russian-born psychiatrist Jacob

angiosperm: Fruits: Schizocarps are fruits in which each carpel of a compound ovary splits apart to form two or more parts, each with a single seed. Schizocarps are found in the carrot family (Apiaceae). Winged schizocarps are found in maples.

protozoan: Annotated classification: Schizocladia Branched filaments during the vegetative phase. Cell wall contains alginates but lack cellulose and plasmodesmata. Anteriorly directed flagellum possesses tripartite mastigonemes, but the posteriorly directed flagellum is hairless. Microtubular and striated roots have not been described. Chloroplasts have girdle lamella; chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum has…

schizocoelomate, any invertebrate animal that possesses a schizocoel, a coelom (that is, the body cavity lying between the digestive tract and the musculature of the body wall) formed through the splitting of the mesodermal mass, the middle germ layer in embryonic development. The schizocoel is

Schizodus, extinct genus of small mollusks found as fossils in rocks from the Devonian to the Permian Period (416 million to 251 million years ago). Schizodus is representative of a group of clams, the schizodonts, with a distinctive method of shell articulation. The shell of Schizodus is

protist: Reproduction and life cycles: …divisions of a zygote) and schizogony (formation of multiple merozoites, as in malarial parasites). The latter two phenomena are characteristic of many protists that are obligate parasites of more advanced eukaryotes. Some multicellular algal protists reproduce via asexual spores, structures that are themselves often produced by a series of rapid…

personality disorder: Persons with schizoid personality disorder appear aloof, withdrawn, unresponsive, humourless, and dull and are solitary to an abnormal degree. Persons with explosive personality disorder exhibit extreme emotional instability characterized by explosive outbursts of rage upon minor provocation. Persons with histrionic personality disorder persistently display overly dramatic, highly…

arachnid: Annotated classification: Order Schizomida (schizomids) 110 primarily tropical species. Size 2–15 mm; 2-segmented chelicerae. Order Uropygi (whip scorpions or vinegarroons) 105 tropical and subtropical species all belonging to 1 family (Thelyphonidae). Size to 13 cm; long

arachnid: Annotated classification: Order Schizomida (schizomids) 110 primarily tropical species. Size 2–15 mm; 2-segmented chelicerae. Order Uropygi (whip scorpions or vinegarroons) 105 tropical and subtropical species all belonging to 1 family (Thelyphonidae). Size to 13 cm; long

malaria: The course of the disease: …mature into forms known as schizonts. Over the next one to two weeks each schizont multiplies into thousands of other forms known as merozoites. The merozoites break out of the liver and reenter the bloodstream, where they invade red blood cells, grow and divide further, and destroy the blood cells…

human nervous system: Language: …sometimes neologisms and senseless “word salad.” The entire posterior language area extends into the parietal lobe and is connected to the Broca area by a fiber tract called the arcuate fasciculus. Damage to this tract may result in conduction aphasia, a disorder in which the individual can understand and…

dipteran: Annotated classification: Series Schizophora All flies with a ptilinal suture in head; larvae with no external head structure, mouth hooks visible through cuticle, one pair of prothoracic spiracles and one pair of posterior spiracles, each with either three slits or a mass of small pores; larvae with fore…

schizophrenia, any of a group of severe mental disorders that have in common symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, blunted emotions, disordered thinking, and a withdrawal from reality. Persons affected by schizophrenia display a wide array of symptoms. In the past, depending on the specific

Agaricales: Other families and genera: Schizophyllum commune, a very common and widespread white mushroom, grows on decaying wood and has a cap with split gills that roll inward to cover the hymenium in dry weather. Fistulina hepatica, commonly called beefsteak fungus, is an edible species found in the autumn on…

bacteria, any of a group of microscopic single-celled organisms that live in enormous numbers in almost every environment on Earth, from deep-sea vents to deep below Earth’s surface to the digestive tracts of humans. Bacteria lack a membrane-bound nucleus and other internal structures and are

Steven Soderbergh: Breakthrough: sex, lies, and videotape; Erin Brockovich; and Traffic: >Schizopolis (1996), in which he also starred.

moss animal: Zooids: …zooids, as in the gymnolaemate Schizoporella. In the gymnolaemate Bugula the avicularia are movable on short stalks and closely resemble miniature birds’ heads—hence the name avicularium. Another specialized form of zooid is the vibraculum, in which the operculum has become a whiplike seta (i.e., hairlike projection). The functions of avicularia…

wine: Fermentation: Use of the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been proposed for the early stages of alcoholic fermentation. Because it metabolizes malic acid, this yeast would be useful in excessively acid musts, but commercial applications have not yielded consistently favourable results. The addition of lactic-acid bacteria to musts, using strains metabolizing…

fungus: Annotated classification: Order Schizosaccharomycetales (fission yeasts) Saprotrophic in fruit juice; asexual reproduction by fission; asci fuse to form groups of 4 or 8 ascospores; example genus is Schizosaccharomyces. Subphylum Saccharomycotina (true yeasts) Saprotrophic on plants and animals, including

fungus: Annotated classification: Class Schizosaccharomycetes Primarily saprotrophic; groups of fused ascospores may be present; contains 1 order. Order Schizosaccharomycetales (fission yeasts) Saprotrophic in fruit juice; asexual reproduction by fission; asci fuse to form groups of 4 or 8 ascospores; example genus is Schizosaccharomyces.

mental disorder: Schizotypal personality disorder: This disorder is characterized by notable oddities or eccentricities of thought, speech, perception, or behavior that may be marked by social withdrawal, delusions of reference (beliefs that things unrelated to the individual refer to or have a personal significance for him or…

Robert K. Merton was an American sociologist whose diverse interests included the sociology of science and the professions, sociological theory, and mass communication. After receiving a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1936, Merton joined the school’s faculty. In his first work in the sociology of

Evelin Schlaak is an East German athlete who won an upset victory in the discus throw at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. She went on to set world records in the discus and won a second Olympic gold medal at the 1980 Games in Moscow. Schlaak began throwing the discus at the age of 13, winning

Fabian von Schlabrendorff was a West German lawyer, best known for his participation in two attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Schlabrendorff was one of the group of German officers who plotted to kill Hitler during World War II. He was an assistant adjutant on Hitler’s general staff in March

Dennis Franz is an American actor best known for his portrayals of police officers, most notably on the television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005). Franz was active in drama first in high school and then at junior college and at Southern Illinois University before he enlisted in the army and was sent

Texaco Inc.: …Standard Oil field worker, and Arnold Schlaet (1859–1946), a New York investment manager. Their original design was to buy and refine oil in Texas and sell it to Standard Oil Company interests in the north at a profit, but very soon they expanded into oil production in the giant Spindletop…

Phyllis Schlafly was an American writer and political activist who was best known for her opposition to the women’s movement and especially the Equal Rights Amendment. She was a leading conservative voice in the late 20th century and a lightning rod for fervent debate about cultural values. Phyllis

sleeping car, railroad coach designed for overnight passenger travel. The first sleeping cars were put in service on American railroads as early as the 1830s, but these were makeshift; the first car designed for comfortable nighttime travel was the Pullman sleeper, which was commercially introduced

The Sleepwalkers, trilogy of novels by Hermann Broch, published in German in three volumes as Die Schlafwandler in 1931–32. The multilayered novels chronicle the dissolution of the fabric of European society from 1888 to the end of World War I and the consequent victory of the realist over the

glassware: The Roman Empire: …most important and typical (Schlangenfadengläser). A considerable school of glass engraving also seems to have flourished, probably around Cologne. Although some engraving shows an impoverished linear style eked out by lines scratched with a hard stone point, some is executed by means of wheels sufficiently thick to permit rounded…

Allianz Arena, stadium in Munich that was designed by the architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron and completed in 2005. When Germany was awarded the honor of hosting the football (soccer) World Cup in 2004, it needed a whole new series of stadiums to take the strain and show itself off as a

Alberto Contador: …11 seconds ahead of runner-up Andy Schleck and 5 minutes 24 seconds ahead of Armstrong, who finished third. Followers of cycling marveled at the Spaniard’s versatility, regarding him as a “complete rider”—a peerless climber who was also a formidable competitor in individual time trials. In 2010 Contador defended his Tour…

asity: The male of Schlegel’s asity (P. schlegeli) is yellow after molt, except for its black crown, and the wattle extends around the eye. Velvet asities eat berries and other fruit in undergrowth, and they build hanging nests with a little roof over the entrance.

August Wilhelm von Schlegel was a German scholar and critic, one of the most influential disseminators of the ideas of the German Romantic movement, and the finest German translator of William Shakespeare. He was also an Orientalist and a poet. Schlegel was a son of a Protestant pastor and a nephew

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling: Period of intense productivity: …there he became acquainted with Caroline Schlegel, among the most gifted women in German Romanticism, and married her in 1803. The unpleasant intrigues that accompanied this marriage and the dispute with Fichte caused Schelling to leave Jena, and he accepted an appointment at the University of Würzburg.

Friedrich von Schlegel was a German writer and critic, originator of many of the philosophical ideas that inspired the early German Romantic movement. Open to every new idea, he reveals a rich store of projects and theories in his provocative Aperçus and Fragmente (contributed to the Athenäum and

Johann Elias Schlegel was a German author and critic whose plays and criticism helped give the German theatre a much-needed new impetus. He was educated at the famous classical-humanist boarding school Schulpforta. After studying law in Leipzig, he became private secretary to the Saxon ambassador

Swabia: …formed their own league, the Schleglerbund (from the German Schlegel, “Mallet,” or “Hammer,” on their insignia). In the ensuing civil war, Eberhard II, Ulrich III’s son and successor, joined by the Schleglerbund, defeated the Swabian cities in 1372.

August Schleicher was a German linguist whose work in comparative linguistics was a summation of the achievements up to his time and whose methodology provided the direction for much subsequent research. He was influenced by the philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel, which he espoused during his student days

Kurt von Schleicher was a German army officer and the last chancellor of the Weimar Republic, an opponent of Adolf Hitler in 1932–33. Joining the German military in 1900, Schleicher attached himself to the newly created Reichswehr in 1919 and by 1929 was a major general in charge of an office in

Matthias Jakob Schleiden was a German botanist, cofounder (with Theodor Schwann) of the cell theory. Schleiden was educated at Heidelberg (1824–27) and practiced law in Hamburg but soon developed his hobby of botany into a full-time pursuit. Repelled by contemporary botanists’ emphasis on

Matthias Jakob Schleiden was a German botanist, cofounder (with Theodor Schwann) of the cell theory. Schleiden was educated at Heidelberg (1824–27) and practiced law in Hamburg but soon developed his hobby of botany into a full-time pursuit. Repelled by contemporary botanists’ emphasis on

Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German theologian, preacher, and classical philologist, generally recognized as the founder of modern Protestant theology. His major work, Der christliche Glaube (1821–22; 2nd ed. 1831; The Christian Faith), is a systematic interpretation of Christian dogmatics.

Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German theologian, preacher, and classical philologist, generally recognized as the founder of modern Protestant theology. His major work, Der christliche Glaube (1821–22; 2nd ed. 1831; The Christian Faith), is a systematic interpretation of Christian dogmatics.

Sinarquism: …professor of languages in Guanajuato, Hellmuth Oskar Schleiter, who was a member of the Nazi Party and a German intelligence agent during World War I. The movement opposed communism, liberalism, and the United States and supported the fascist dictators Francisco Franco, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler.

Schleitheim Confession, the first known Anabaptist confession. Drawn up at a conference at Schleitheim, near Schaffhausen, Switzerland, on February 24, 1527, it was known as the Brüderlich Vereinigung (“Brotherly Union”). Its seven articles summarized certain tenets of the Swiss and South German

glaucoma: …into a circular channel, the canal of Schlemm, from which the aqueous humour flows (by way of vessels called aqueous veins) into blood vessels. Blockage of the aqueous humour flow causes increased pressure in the posterior chamber, and this pressure is transmitted by way of the vitreous to the optic…

Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, choreographer, and designer known for his abstract yet precise paintings of the human form as well as for his avant-garde ballet productions. Schlemmer was exposed to design theory at a young age as an apprentice in a marquetry workshop. He took

Silesia, historical region that is now in southwestern Poland. Silesia was originally a Polish province, which became a possession of the Bohemian crown in 1335, passed with that crown to the Austrian Habsburgs in 1526, and was taken by Prussia in 1742. In 1945, at the end of World War II, Silesia

Jonas Brothers: …Desmond Child and pop star Adam Schlesinger of the band Fountains of Wayne. Although it was given only a limited marketing push, the album sold 62,000 copies; still, the label dropped the band.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was an American historian, educator, and public official whose best-known books explore the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. He served in the latter’s administration. His father, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., was also a noted

Arthur M. Schlesinger was an American historian whose emphasis on social and urban developments greatly broadened approaches to U.S. history. Schlesinger graduated from the Ohio State University, Columbus, in 1910. When he entered Columbia University, New York City, to continue graduate study in

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was an American historian, educator, and public official whose best-known books explore the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. He served in the latter’s administration. His father, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., was also a noted

Arthur M. Schlesinger was an American historian whose emphasis on social and urban developments greatly broadened approaches to U.S. history. Schlesinger graduated from the Ohio State University, Columbus, in 1910. When he entered Columbia University, New York City, to continue graduate study in

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was an American historian, educator, and public official whose best-known books explore the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. He served in the latter’s administration. His father, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., was also a noted

Bruno Walter was a German conductor known primarily for his interpretations of the Viennese school. Though out of step with 20th-century trends, he was such a fine musician that he became a major figure—filling the wide gulf between the extremes of his day, Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler.

Frank Schlesinger was an American astronomer who pioneered in the use of photography to map stellar positions and to measure stellar parallaxes, from which the most direct determinations of distance can be made. From 1899 to 1903 Schlesinger was in charge of the International Latitude Observatory

Herbert Charles Brown: Early life and education: …dissertation, under the direction of Hermann Schlesinger, involved the reaction of diborane with aldehydes and ketones. It was the beginning of a lifetime’s devotion to organoborane chemistry. (Boron-hydrogen compounds and their derivatives are known as borane.) Postdoctoral study of the chlorosulfonation of alkanes (hydrocarbon compounds with only single

John Schlesinger was an English film director known for a wide variety of sensitively told stories set in his homeland and in the United States. Schlesinger’s father was a pediatrician, and both of his parents were accomplished musicians who encouraged his interest in the arts. He received a home

John Schlesinger was an English film director known for a wide variety of sensitively told stories set in his homeland and in the United States. Schlesinger’s father was a pediatrician, and both of his parents were accomplished musicians who encouraged his interest in the arts. He received a home

Western architecture: Construction in iron and glass: …the Schlesinger-Mayer Department Store (later Carson Pirie Scott) in Chicago (1898–1904), in which the towered corner marked the climax of the logic of the steel frame and the entrance was made inviting with rich, naturalistic ornament. At the very end of the 19th century, the important emblem of modern commerce…

Karl von Holtei: Also successful were his Schlesische Gedichte (1830; “Silesian Poems”), written in his native dialect. He also wrote novels, including Die Vagabunden (1851; “The Vagabonds”) and Der letzte Komödiant (1863; “The Last Comedian”), that are interesting when they draw on his own experience but suffer from loose construction and superficial…

Schleswig, city, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northern Germany. The city forms a semicircle around the head of the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea that affords access to small vessels, northwest of Kiel. First mentioned in 804–808 as Sliesthorp (and later as Sliaswich), the town was in

Schleswig, historic and cultural region occupying the southern part of the Jutland Peninsula north of the Eider River. It encompasses the northern half of Schleswig-Holstein Land (state) in northern Germany and Sønderjylland region in southern Denmark. Schleswig became a Danish duchy in the 12th

Schleswig faience, tin-glazed earthenware made from 1755 to 1814 at the town of Schleswig in the Danish duchy of Schleswig (now the Land [state] of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany). The faience factory was set up by Johann Christian Ludwig von Lücke, a German artist-potter from Meissen, Saxony.

Schleswig-Holstein, Land (state) located in northwestern Germany. Schleswig-Holstein extends from the lower course of the Elbe River and the state of Hamburg northward to Denmark and thus occupies the southern third of the Jutland Peninsula. Along its eastern coast is the Baltic Sea, and along its

Schleswig-Holstein question, 19th-century controversy between Denmark, Prussia, and Austria over the status of Schleswig and Holstein. At this time the population of Schleswig was Danish in its northern portion, German in the south, and mixed in the northern towns and centre. The population of

Schleswig-Holstein: Geography: Schleswig-Holstein Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea) National Park protects the tidal flats and coastal wetlands along the state’s west coast and, together with Wattenmeer National Park of Lower Saxony and the Waddenzee conservation area in the Netherlands, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2009.

Schleswig-Holstein: Geography: Schleswig-Holstein Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea) National Park protects the tidal flats and coastal wetlands along the state’s west coast and, together with Wattenmeer National Park of Lower Saxony and the Waddenzee conservation area in the Netherlands, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2009.

Alexandra was the queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain. The eldest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark, Alexandra was married to Edward (then Albert Edward, prince of Wales) in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, on March 10, 1863. The exceptional beauty and graceful manner of the princess

Battle of Santiago de Cuba: Sampson and Commodore Winfield S. Schley.

Volapük: …language constructed in 1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a German cleric, and intended for use as an international second language. Although its vocabulary is based on English and the Romance languages, the word roots in Volapük have been modified to such a degree that they are virtually unrecognizable; for example,…

Moritz Schlick was a German logical empiricist philosopher and a leader of the European school of positivist philosophers known as the Vienna Circle. After studies in physics at Heidelberg, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Berlin, where he studied with the German physicist Max Planck, Schlick earned his

Schlieffen Plan, battle plan first proposed in 1905 by Alfred, Graf (count) von Schlieffen, chief of the German general staff, that was designed to allow Germany to wage a successful two-front war. The plan was heavily modified by Schlieffen’s successor, Helmuth von Moltke, prior to and during its

Alfred von Schlieffen was a German officer and head of the general staff who developed the plan of attack (Schlieffen Plan) that the German armies used, with significant modifications, at the outbreak of World War I. Schlieffen, the son of a Prussian general, entered the army in 1854. He soon moved

Alfred von Schlieffen was a German officer and head of the general staff who developed the plan of attack (Schlieffen Plan) that the German armies used, with significant modifications, at the outbreak of World War I. Schlieffen, the son of a Prussian general, entered the army in 1854. He soon moved

Heinrich Schliemann was a German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. He is sometimes considered to be the modern discoverer of prehistoric Greece, though scholarship in the late 20th and early 21st centuries revealed that much self-mythologizing was involved in establishing

Heinrich Schliemann was a German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. He is sometimes considered to be the modern discoverer of prehistoric Greece, though scholarship in the late 20th and early 21st centuries revealed that much self-mythologizing was involved in establishing

tektite: Form and markings: …system of contorted layers (schlieren) extending through the tektite and corresponding to variations in the silica content. They grade into the layering of the Muong-Nong tektites.

Volker Schlöndorff is a German film director and screenwriter who was a leading member of the postwar cinema movement in West Germany. Schlöndorff studied filmmaking in Paris, serving as an assistant to directors Louis Malle, Alain Resnais, and Jean-Pierre Melville. After directing several projects

Willibald Alexis: …more ambitious and original novel Schloss Avalon (1827). Although his home was in Berlin, where he edited the Berliner Konversationsblatt (1827–35) and contributed essays and reviews to literary journals, he traveled widely in Europe and recounted his experiences in travel books, among them Herbstreise durch Skandinavien (1828; “Autumn Journey Through…

Colditz Castle, German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, the site of many daring escape attempts by Allied officers. The castle sits on a steep hill overlooking the Mulde River as it flows through the small Saxon town of Colditz, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Leipzig. A former residence

Arthur David Waley was an English sinologist whose outstanding translations of Chinese and Japanese literary classics into English had a profound effect on such modern poets as W.B. Yeats and Ezra Pound. (The family name was changed from Schloss to Waley, his mother’s maiden name, at the outset of

The Castle, allegorical novel by Franz Kafka, published posthumously in German as Das Schloss in 1926. The setting of the novel is a village dominated by a castle. Time seems to have stopped in this wintry landscape, and nearly all the scenes occur in the dark. K., the otherwise nameless

William Castle was an American director known for the innovative marketing techniques he used to promote his B-horror movies. He began his entertainment career as an actor in Off-Broadway productions, and he later directed a well-received stage version of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. During this

Graz: …probably a fortress on the Schlossberg (“Castle Hill”), a rocky cone some 1,550 feet (470 metres) high that dominates the city. The name Graz is derived from gradec, a Slavic word meaning “small fortress.” First mentioned about 1128–29, it received town rights about 1240 and became the centre of Steiermark…

Chemnitz: The Schlossberg Museum in the former Benedictine monastery (1136) includes a late Gothic hall church with valuable sculptures. Chemnitz has an opera house, several museums (including the Museum of Saxon Vehicles and a city art gallery), and a municipal zoo with an amphibian house. It is…

Friedrich Schlosser was a historian and teacher whose universal histories stressing a moralistic and judgmental approach to the past were the most popular historical works in Germany before the rise of Leopold von Ranke and his demands for more scientific standards of scholarship. Schlosser was the