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Leiden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛidə(n)] ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands...55 KB (5,457 words) - 22:28, 7 May 2024
Leiden University (abbreviated as LEI; Dutch: Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. It was founded as a Protestant...30 KB (2,439 words) - 19:37, 23 June 2024
Brill Publishers (redirect from Leiden, Brill)of books and journals. Brill was founded in 1683 in Leiden, Netherlands. With offices in Leiden, Boston, Paderborn and Singapore, Brill today publishes...16 KB (1,421 words) - 08:29, 27 April 2024
The Sorrows of Young Werther (redirect from Die Leiden des jungen Werthers)The Sorrows of Young Werther ([ˈveːɐ̯tɐ]; German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers), or simply Werther, is a 1774 epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang Goethe...22 KB (2,592 words) - 01:16, 10 April 2024
The siege of Leiden occurred during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in 1573 and 1574, when the Spanish under Francisco de Valdez attempted...14 KB (1,909 words) - 03:12, 30 January 2024
Webster University (redirect from Webster Leiden)Webster University campus in Leiden...25 KB (2,070 words) - 22:43, 12 May 2024- ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a professional basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT...49 KB (1,996 words) - 23:05, 22 June 2024
John of Leiden (born Johan Beukelszoon; 2 February 1509 – 22 January 1536) was a Dutch Anabaptist leader. In 1533 he moved to Münster, capital of the Prince-Bishopric...12 KB (1,332 words) - 03:13, 22 May 2024- The CWTS Leiden Ranking is an annual global university ranking based exclusively on bibliometric indicators. The rankings are compiled by the Centre for...9 KB (972 words) - 23:24, 25 December 2023
Naturalis Biodiversity Center (redirect from Natural History Museum, Leiden)national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021. Although...27 KB (2,151 words) - 23:39, 9 June 2024- Factor V Leiden (rs6025 or F5 p.R506Q) is a variant (mutated form) of human factor V (one of several substances that helps blood clot), which causes an...21 KB (2,524 words) - 15:37, 5 June 2024
Leyden jar (redirect from Leiden jar)A Leyden jar (or Leiden jar, or archaically, Kleistian jar) is an electrical component that stores a high-voltage electric charge (from an external source)...31 KB (3,734 words) - 02:23, 9 March 2024
Leiden Observatory (Dutch: Sterrewacht Leiden) is an astronomical institute of Leiden University, in the Netherlands. Established in 1633 to house the...17 KB (1,693 words) - 09:23, 22 May 2024
Museum De Valk (redirect from Museum De Valk (Leiden))De Valk is a tower mill and museum in Leiden, Netherlands. The current tower mill is the third mill built at this location. In 1611 the post mill "De Valck"...3 KB (168 words) - 16:36, 22 February 2020
Leiden University Libraries is a library founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands. It is regarded as a significant place in the development of European culture:...58 KB (6,402 words) - 13:25, 30 April 2024
Lucas van Leyden (redirect from Lucas van Leiden)the painter Huygh Jacobsz. He was born, died, and was mainly active in Leiden. Carel van Mander characterizes Lucas as a tireless artist, who as a child...17 KB (1,750 words) - 07:56, 12 May 2024- The Palomar–Leiden survey (PLS) was a successful astronomical survey to study faint minor planets in a collaboration between the U.S Palomar Observatory...249 KB (1,005 words) - 16:46, 8 January 2024
- Thomas Kaplan (redirect from Leiden Collection)later inspired him to found the field conservation group Panthera and The Leiden Collection, the world's largest private grouping of works from the Dutch...43 KB (4,376 words) - 20:37, 30 April 2024
institute of Leiden University. The present director since 2021 is Marleen Dekker. The institute is located in the Pieter de la Court Building of Leiden University’s...11 KB (894 words) - 14:07, 5 June 2024
Leyden papyrus X (redirect from Leiden Papyrus)and buried with its owner, and today preserved at Leiden University in the Netherlands. The Leiden papyrus was discovered at Thebes in Egypt, together...7 KB (928 words) - 01:22, 28 October 2023
- See also: leiden English Wikipedia has an article on: Leiden Wikipedia Leyden (archaic) Borrowed from Dutch Leiden, which see. Leiden has historically
- by John Francis Davis leiden 2554956An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — leidenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge leiden, verb, ‘to suffer
- The Sorrows of Young Werther (redirect from Die Leiden des jungen Werther)Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther) (1774) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Gewiss, du hast recht, Bester, der Schmerzen wären minder
- Leiden (historically known as Leyden) is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the Netherlands. It's home to the oldest university in the country