KISSINGER, HENRY ALFRED — (1923– ), U.S. secretary of state, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Born into an Orthodox Jewish family in the Bavarian town of Furth, and named Heinz Alfred, Kissinger immigrated to New York in 1938. He attended high school at night, working… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kissinger, Henry A. — ▪ United States statesman in full Henry Alfred Kissinger born May 27, 1923, Fürth, Ger. American political scientist, who, as adviser for national security affairs and secretary of state, was a major influence in the shaping of foreign… … Universalium
Henry Alfred Kissinger — noun United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923) • Syn: ↑Kissinger, ↑Henry Kissinger • Instance Hypernyms: ↑diplomat, ↑diplomatist … Useful english dictionary
Kissinger, Henry (Heinz) Alfred — (b. 1923) US Secretary of State. As President Nixon’s assistant for national security affairs, Kissinger achieved world fame by negotiating the Vietnam War settlement concluded in 1973 and by paving the way for Nixon’s historic visits to… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Henry A. Kissinger — Henry Kissinger, 2008 Henry Alfred Kissinger [ˈkɪsɪndʒɚ] (* 27. Mai 1923 in Fürth als Heinz Alfred Kissinger) ist ein US amerikanischer Historiker und … Deutsch Wikipedia
Henry Kissinger — in 1976. 56th United States Secretary of State In office September 22, 1973 – January 20, 1977 President … Wikipedia
Kissinger — (Henry Alfred) (né en 1923) diplomate américain d origine allemande (naturalisé en 1943). Conseiller du président Nixon (1968 1973), chef du département d état (1973 1977) sous Nixon et Ford, il déploya une intense activité diplomatique (Chine,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Alfred — /al fred, frid/, n. a male given name: from the Old English words meaning elf and counsel. * * * I known as Alfred the Great born 849 died 899 King of Wessex (871–99) in southwestern England. He joined his brother Ethelred I in confronting a… … Universalium
henry — /hen ree/, n., pl. henries, henrys. Elect. the SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a … Universalium
Henry — /hen ree/, n. 1. Joseph, 1797 1878, U.S. physicist. 2. O., pen name of William Sydney Porter. 3. Patrick, 1736 99, American patriot, orator, and statesman. 4. Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. 5. Fort. See … Universalium