Wallenstein

American  

[wol-uhn-stahyn, vahl-uhn-shtahyn] / ˈwɒl ənˌstaɪn, ˈvɑl ənˌʃtaɪn /

noun

1. Also Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Duke of Friedland 1583–1634, Austrian general in the Thirty Years' War, born in Bohemia.

2. Alfred, 1898–1983, U.S. cellist and conductor.

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Wallenstein British  

/ ˈvalənʃtain /

noun

1. Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von (ˈalbrɛçt ˈvɛntsəl ɔyˈzeːbiʊs fɔn), duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg, prince of Sagan. 1583–1634, German general and statesman, born in Bohemia. As leader of the Hapsburg forces in the Thirty Years' War he won many successes until his defeat at Lützen (1632) by Gustavus Adolphus

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Wallenstein

“These are all allegations, and we will defend them vigorously,” Burton’s lawyer, John Wallenstein, said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

Phil, the last season of the conservative American music director Alfred Wallenstein, followed by a few directionless years until Mehta took over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

“That’s the model I have in mind that needs to be created for the Virginia Tech campus,” Wallenstein said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2020

During the year of the plague, Kepler was working as a mathematician for General Albrecht von Wallenstein, who was in charge of the Imperial Army.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2018

In spite of his efforts to please the Emperor, in the summer of 1630 Wallenstein fell from favour and was dismissed from his key post as commander of the army.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin