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Kudravtsev-Platonov, Viktor Dimitrievič (KUDRAVTSEV-PLATONOV, VIKTOR DIMITRIEVIĆ)
Born 3 Oct. 1828, died 3 Dec. 1891, Russian philosopher. A professor at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Moscow, he had as a disciple Solov'ev and Prince (later… -
Kugler, Franz Xaver
Jesuit, astronomer and Assyriologist, b. 27 Nov. 1862 at Königsbach (Palatinate), d. 25 Jan. 1925 at Lucerne. A priest in 1893, he was a disciple of the… -
Kuhn, Johannes Evangelist von
Theologian and philosopher, b. at Wäschenbeuren (Württemberg) on 19 Feb. 1806, d. at Tübingen on 8 May 1887. He pursued his studies at the Universities of… -
Ku Klux Klan (KU-KLUX-KLAN)
This strange name originated in America in 1865, at Pulaski in Tennessee, one of the Southern states, where, when some young men wished to establish an… -
Külpe, Oswald
Psychologist and philosopher, b. at Candau on 3 Aug. 1862, d. at Munich on 30 Dec. 1915. After having been an assistant to W. Wundt (1887-94), he was a… -
Kultura
Slovak Catholic cultural review, published by the Society of St. Adalbert in Trnava from 1926 until 1944. After World War II, from Sept. 1945 it continued… -
Kulturkampf (KULTURKAMPF)
Under this name was camouflaged a violent legal and police persecution perpetrated by Chancellor Bismarck against the Catholic Church in Germany and especially… -
Kumasi, Diocese of (KUMASI, DIOCESI DI)
It is a relatively recent mission (Feb. 11, 1932), erected as an apostolic vicariate with territory detached from that of the Gold Coast (v.). On Apr. 18, 1950… -
Kumbakonam, Diocese of (KUMBAKONAM, DIOCESI DI)
Erected on 1 September 1889 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Pondichéry and entrusted to the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris. Located in… -
Kummerniss, Saint (KUMMERNISS, SANTA)
KUMMERNISS, santa: v. LIBERATA, santa. -
Kunming, Archdiocese of (KUNMING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The civil province of Yunnan, in southwest China, was detached from the mission of Szechwan and erected as an apostolic vicariate, under the name of Yunnan, on… -
Kurdistan (KURDISTÂN)
KURDISTÂN: v. 'IRĂQ. -
Kurth, Godefroy
Belgian historian, b. at Arlon on 11 May 1847, d. at Assche (Brussels) on 4 Jan. 1916. He studied at the École Normale attached to the University of Liège. In… -
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 1894 and was ordained a priest in… -
Kuyper, Abraham
Dutch theologian and politician, b. at Maassluis on 29 Oct. 1837 and d. at The Hague on 8 Nov. 1920. After completing his studies at Leiden, he was a pastor of…