HEINRICH LUDEN
\hˈe͡ɪnɹɪt͡ʃ lˈuːdən], \hˈeɪnɹɪtʃ lˈuːdən], \h_ˈeɪ_n_ɹ_ɪ_tʃ l_ˈuː_d_ə_n]\
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A German historian; born at Loxstedt, April 10, 1778; died at Jena, May 23, 1847. He was appointed professor of history in the University of Jena, 1810. He rendered a notable service to German historical literature by the example he set of histories written in elegant, spirited style. Among his writings are: "Manual of Universal History of the Mediaeval Nations" (2 vols., 1821); "History of the German People" (12 vols., 1825-37), his greatest work, but reaching only to the year 1237.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).