| KansasKansas derived from the Siouan word Kansa meaning "People of the south wind", is a midwestern state in the United States. postal abbreviation for the state is KS and the state flower is the sunflower. The state motto is "Ad astra per aspera", Latin for "t | KappaKappa can stand for: Κ or κ, the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet: see Kappa (letter). A type of mischievous water imp in Japanese mythology, also referred to in the Harry Potter novels: see kappa (mythical creature). The adiabatic index of a | Karl MarxKarl Heinrich Marx ( May 5, 1818 March 14, 1883) was an influential German economist, philosopher, social and political theorist. Although Marx addressed many issues in his career as a journalist and philosopher, he is most famous for his analysis of hist |
| KarateKarate or karate-do is a budo art, a Japanese martial art introduced to the Japanese main islands from Okinawa in 1922. Karate emphasises striking techniques (i. punching and kicking) over grappling. Karate training can be divided into three major parts, | Karl DönitzKarl Donitz ( September 16, 1891— December 24, 1980) was a naval leader in Nazi Germany during World War II. Despite never joining the Nazi Party, Donitz attained the high rank of Grand Admiral Grossadmiral and served as Commander in Chief of Submarines O | KaddishFor the poem by Allen Ginsberg, please see Kaddish (poem Kaddish is a collective term, used to refer to four different prayers in Judaism, although by itself, the term is often used to refer specifically to "The Mourner's Kaddish". When mention is made of |
| KalevalaThe Kalevala is an epic poem compiled by Elias Lonnrot in the 19th century from Finnish folk sources. It is commonly called the Finnish national epic and is one of the most significant works of Finnish-language literature. The Kalevala is credited with in | Karl Friedrich AbelKarl Friedrich Abel ( December 22, 1723 June 20 1787) was a German composer of the Classical era. He was a great player on the viola da gamba, and composed much music of importance in its day for that instrument. Abel was born in Kothen. He studied under | Karl AndreeKarl Andree ( 20 October 1808 10 August 1875), German geographer, was born at Brunswick on the 20th of October 1808. He was educated at Jena, Gottingen and Berlin. After having been implicated in a students' political agitation he became a journalist, and |