Konrad von Gesner
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~ Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen
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~ German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
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~ German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953)
Karl von Clausewitz
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~ Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
Karl von Frisch
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~ Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982)
Kurt Vonnegut
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~ United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922)