1. Kleist - Noun
2. Kleist - Proper noun
German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
Source: WordNetEwald von Kleist was an officer and a gentleman in an era when such characteristics were liabilities. Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
Andreas Cuneaus, appears to have been the first to receive communications from von Kleist about the storage capacity of the jar. Source: Internet
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist reported that as of 4:40 p.m., intense snow bands in eastern Iowa were so severe that they were creating thundersnow. Source: Internet
In " The Philosophy of Composition " (1846) Poe argued that a literary work should be short enough for a reader to finish in one sitting. citation In Germany, the first collection of short stories was by Heinrich von Kleist in 1810 and 1811. Source: Internet
Lasker-Schüler won the Kleist Prize, a renowned German literary award, in 1932 but spent much of her career destitute and reliant on financial help from her friends. Source: Internet
It was actually first invented by Ewald Georg von Kleist the year before, but the name "Leyden jar" stuck. Source: Internet