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Ku Klux Klan(KU-KLUX-KLAN)Vol. VII, p. 469 KU-KLUX-KLAN. — This strange name originated in America in 1865, at Pulaski in Tennessee, one of the Southern States. Some young men wished to establish an…
Kudravtsev-Platonov, Viktor Dimitrievič(KUDRAVTSEV-PLATONOV, VIKTOR DIMITRIEVIĆ)Vol. VII, p. 469 KUDRAVTSEV-PLATONOV, VIKTOR DIMITRIEVIĆ. - B. 3 Oct. 1828, d. 3 Dec. 1891, Russian philosopher. A professor at the Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy, he had…
Kugler, Franz XaverVol. VII, p. 469 KUGLER, FRANZ XAVER. - Jesuit, astronomer, and Assyriologist, b. 27 Nov. 1862 at Königsbach (Palatinate), d. 25 Jan. 1925 at Lucerne. Ordained priest in 1893,…
Kuhn, Johannes Evangelist vonVol. VII, p. 469 KUHN, JOHANNES EVANGELIST von. — Theologian and philosopher, born at Wäschenbeuren (Württemberg) on 19 February 1806, died at Tübingen on 8 May 1887. He…
KulturaVol. VII, p. 470 KULTURA. — Slovak Catholic cultural journal, published by the Society of St. Adalbert in Tirnava from 1926 to 1944. After the Second World War, from September…
Kulturkampf (= "Struggle for Civilization")(KULTURKAMPF (= « LOTTA PER LA CIVILTÀ »))Vol. VII, p. 470 KULTURKAMPF (= “struggle for civilization”). — Under this name a violent legal and police persecution was disguised, perpetrated by Chancellor Bismarck against…
Kumasi, Diocese of(KUMASI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 473 KUMASI, DIOCESE of. - It is a relatively recent mission (11 Feb. 1932), erected as an apostolic vicariate with territory detached from that of the Gold Coast…
Kumbakonam, Diocese of(KUMBAKONAM, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 473 KUMBAKONAM, DIOCESE of. — Erected on 1 September 1889 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Pondichéry, it was entrusted to the Society of the…
Kummerniss, Saint(KUMMERNISS, SANTA)Vol. VII, p. 474 KUMMERNISS, santa: v. LIBERATA, santa.
Kunming, Archdiocese of(KUNMING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 474 KUNMING, ARCHDIOCESE of. — The civil province of Yunnan, in southwest China, was detached from the mission of Szechwan and erected as an apostolic vicariate,…
Kurdistan(KURDISTÂN)Vol. VII, p. 474 KURDISTÂN: v. 'IRĂQ.
Kurth, GodefroyVol. VII, p. 474 KURTH, GODEFROY. — Belgian historian, born in Arlon on 11 May 1847, died at Assche (Brussels) on 4 January 1916. He studied at the École Normale attached to…
Kurtscheid, Bertrand (Valentin)Vol. VII, p. 474 KURTSCHEID, BERTRAND (VALENTIN). - Canonist, b. at Rheinbroll (Germany) on 11 March 1877, d. at Rome on 29 Aug. 1941. He entered the Order of Friars Minor in…
Kuyper, AbrahamVol. VII, p. 474 KUYPER, ABRAHAM. - Dutch theologian and politician, b. at Maasluis on 29 Oct. 1837 and d. at The Hague on 8 Nov. 1920. Having completed his studies at Leiden,…
Külpe, OswaldVol. VII, p. 470 KÜLPE, OSWALD. – Psychologist and philosopher, b. at Candau on 3 Aug. 1862, d. at Munich on 30 Dec. 1915. After having been assistant to W. Wundt (1887–94), he…
