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See Corvei. Kos. See Cos . Kosciuszko (kos-i-us'kō; Pol. pron.kos-chösh kō), Tadeusz. Born at Mereczowszczyzna, Lithuania, Ru ia, Feb. 12, 1746: died at Solo- thurn, Switzerland, Oct. 15, 1817. A famous Polish patriot and general. He served with the Americans in the Revolution; fought against the Ru ians at Dubienka in 1792; was commander-in-chief and dicta- tor in the Polish insurrection of 1794; was finally defeated and taken prisoner at Maciejowice Oct. 10, 1794; was re- leased in 1796; and resided in France, Switzerland, and elsewhere. Jewish and Christian sources the former prevailing. Moses Kosciuszko, Mount. The highest mountain of and Jesus are reckoned among the prophets. The biblical narratives are interwoven with rabbinical legends. The customs of the Jews are made to conform to those of the Arabians. Mohammedan theology consists in the study of the Koran and its commentaries. A very fine collection of Korans, including one in Cufic (the old Arabic character), is to be found in the Khedival Library at Cairo, Egypt. Korana (kō-rä'nä). See Khoikhoin . to Korat (kō-rät'). 1. A small state, tributary Siam, about lat. 15° N., long. 102° E. Population, estimated, 60,000.-2. The chief town of Korat. Population, about 6,000. Kordofan (kor-do-fän'). A country in Sudan, Africa, about lat. 11° 30′-15° 20′ N., long. 29°32° E. Capital, El-Obeid. The surface is a steppe. It was conquered by Egypt in 1821, and pa ed into the po e ion of the Mahdi in 1883. Gordon estimated the area at 100,000 square miles, and the population at 300,000. Korea, or Corea (kō-rē'ä), native Cho-sen and Kao-li, surnamed "The Hermit Nation." An empire of Asia, bounded by Manchuria on the north, Asiatic Ru ia on the northeast, the Sea of Japan on the east, Korea Strait on the southeast, and the Yellow Sea and China on the west. Capital, Seoul. It is mainly a peninsula, and the surface is mountainous. It exports cowhides and beans. The government is an absolute monarchy. It became independent of China in 1895. (See China .) It has been noted for its exclusivene , but since 1876 has concluded treaties with different foreign nations. The religions are Bud dhism and Con fuci an ism. Area, estimated, 82,000 square miles. Population, about 10,500,000. Korea (kō-rē'ä). A small native state in India, under British control, intersected by lat. 23° 30′ N., long 82° 30′ Ε. Korea Bay. An arm of the Yellow Sea, west of Korea. Australia, situated in the Australian Alps, New South Wales, about lat. 36° 27′ 26" S., long. 148° 20′ Ε. Height, 7,336 feet. Kosegarten (kō'ze-gär-ten), Johann Gottfried Rügen, Prus Ludwig. Born at Altenkirchen, Rügen sia, Sept. 10, 1792: died at Greifswald, Pru ia, Aug. 18, 1860. A German Orientalist, of L. T. Kosegarten: especially noted for works Köslin, or Cöslin (kėz'lin). A town in the province of Pomerania, Pru ia, in lat. 54° 13' province N., long. 16° 11′ E. Population (1890), 17,810. Kosloff, or Kozloff (koz-lof'). 1. A town in the government of Tamboff, Ru ia, situated 12, 1902. A German Protestant theologian, profe or succe ively at Göttingen (1855), Breslau (1860), and Halle (1870). His works include "Luthers Theologie" (1863), a biography of Luther (2 vols. 1875), etc. Kos to mar off (kos-to-mä'rof), Nicholas Ivanovich. Born in 1817: died at St. Petersburg, April 19, 1885. A Ru ian historian. He was made a istant profe or at Kieff in 1846, imprisoned for his democratic sympathies at St. Petersburg for a year, and then banished to Saratoff, and forbidden to publish or teach. He was liberated from surveillance in 1854, and published 40 volumes of historical writings. From 1858 he was profe or of history at the University of St. Petersburg. He wrote valuable monographs on "Bogdan Khmielnitsky," "The False Demetrius," and "The Revolt of Stenka Razine," and "Studies of the Nationalities of Northern Ru ia," etc. A di ertation on the Uniat schism was suppre ed in 1842. Kostroma (kos-trō-mä'). 1. A government in Ru ia, surrounded by the governments of Vologda, Viatka, Nijni-Novgorod, Vladimir, and Yaroslaff. Area, 32,702 square miles. Population (1897), 1,428,893.-2. The capital of the government of Kostroma, situated at the confluence of the rivers Kostroma and Volga, about lat. 57° 45′ N., long. 40° 55′ E. It has a cathedral. Population (1889), 31,981. Koswig (kos'viG). A small town in Anhalt, Germany, situated on the Elbe 39 miles north Kotah (kō'tä). 1. A native state in Rajputana, India, under British control, intersected by lat. 25° N., long. 76° E. Area, 3,803 square miles. Population (1891), 526,267.-2. The capital of the state of Kotah, on the Chambal, about lat. 25° 9′ N., long. 75° 49′ E. Pop., about 40,000. Köthen (kè'ten). A city in Anhalt, Germany, 35 miles northwest of Leipsic. It was formerly the capital of the duchy of Anhalt-Köthen (definitely united to Anhalt-De au in 1863), has a castle, and manufactures beet-root sugar. Population (1890), 18.215. Kotri (kō-tre'). A town in Karachi district, Sind, British India, situated on the Indus 8 miles west of Hyderabad. Pop., about 8,000. Kottbus, or Cottbus (kot'bös). A town in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, on the Spree 68 miles southeast of Berlin. It is a railway center, and has cloth manufactures. Population (1890), 34,910. Kotzebue (kot'se-bö), Alexander von. Born at Königsberg, Pru ia, May 28, 1815: died at Munich, Feb. 24, 1889. A Ru ian painter of historical and battle scenes, son of A. F. F. von Kotzebue. He won the great gold medal in 1844, lived in Paris till 1848, and finally settled in Munich. Kotzebue, August Fried rich Ferdinand von. Born at Weimar, Germany, May 3, 1761: a a inated at Mannheim, Baden, March 23, 1819. A German dramatist. He filled several offices in the Ru ian public service, and besides his plays wrote many tales, sketches, historical works, etc. Among his plays are "Die deutschen Kleinstädter," "Pagenstreiche, "Die beiden Klingsberg," "Menschen ha und Reue" (knowr in English as "The Stranger"), "Der arme Poet," "Die Kreuzfahrer," etc. He wrote in all more than 200 plays. Kotzebue Kotzebue, Moritz von. Born May 11, 1789: died at Warsaw, Feb. 6, 1861. A Ru ian military officer, and traveler in Persia, son of A. F. F. von Kotzebue. He was captured by the French in the campaign of 1812, and described his experiences in "Der ru e is che Kriegsgefangene unter den Franzosen" (1815). Kotzebue, Otto von. Born at Reval, Ru ia, Dec. 30, 1787: died at Reval, Feb. 15, 1846. A Ru ian navigator, son of A. F. F. von Kotzebue. He commanded exploring expeditions in the Pa. cific Ocean 1815-18 and 1823-26, and wrote narratives of both voyages (published 1821 and 1830). He discovered numerous islands, and the sound near Bering Strait named from him. Kotzebue, Count Paul von. Born at Berlin, Aug. 10, 1801: died at Reval, Ru ia, May 2, 1884. A Ru ian general, son of A. F. F. von Kotzebue. Kotzebue Sound. An inlet of Bering Strait, in the west of Alaska. Kovalevsky (kō"val-ef's ki), Sonya (Krukovsky). Born at Moscow in 1850: died at Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 10, 1891. A Ru ian mathematician. She was profe or of mathematics at the University of Stockholm. Kovno (kov'nō). 1. A government of Ru ia, bounded by Pru ia and the governments of Courland, Wilna, and Suwalki. Area, 15,692 square miles. Population (1887), 1,587,200.2. The capital of the government of Kovno, about lat. 54° 54′ N., long. 23° 53′ E., at the junction of the Vilia with the Niemen. It has a flourishing trade. Napoleon's army cro ed the Niemen here June 23-25, 1812. The Poles were defeated here by the Ru ians June 26, 1831. Population (1890), 58,758. Kovroff (kov-rof'). A town in the government of Vladimir, Ru ia, situated on the Kliazma 36 miles northeast of Vladimir. Population (1885–89), 6,547. Koweyt (kō-wat'). A seaport in Arabia, situated on the Persian Gulf in lat. 29° 23′ N., long. 48 ° E. Also Kuweit , Grane , etc. pas Koyukukhotana (kō-yökük-chō-tänä). A tribe of the northern division of the At hap as can stock of North American Indians, living in villages along the Koyukuk River and its tributaries in the interior of Alaska. See Athapas can . IMG:content-0674.png:[blocks in formation] Kra (krä). The isthmus which connects the Malay peninsula with the rest of the Indo-Chinese peninsula. Krafft, or Kraft (kräft), Adam. Born at Nuremberg (?) about the middle of the 15th century: died at Schwabach (?), near Nuremberg, 1507. A German sculptor of the Nuremberg school. His chief work is the tabernacle in St. Laurence's Church, Nuremberg. Krafft, Peter. Born at Hanau, Sept. 17, 1780: died at Vienna, Oct. 28, 1856. An Austrian historical painter. He was a pupil of the Hanau Academy, afterward of Füger in Vienna. He went to Paris in 1802, and became a follower of the school of David. In 1806 he returned to Vienna, but did not become known till 1813. He was elected member of the Vienna Academy in that year, and in 1815 of the Hanau Academy; profe or and oor rector at the Vienna Academy in 1823; director of the Belvedere Gallery in 1828; and in 1839 honorary member of the Copenhagen Academy.