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    "verified_text": "klafsky, katharina (1855-1896), hungarian operatic singer, was born at szt janos, wieselburg, of humble parents. being employed at vienna as a nurserymaid, her fine soprano voice led to her being engaged as a chorus singer, and she was given good lessons in music. by 1882 she became well-known in wagnerian roles at the leipzig theatre, and she increased her reputation at other german musical centres. in 1892 she appeared in london, and had a great success in wagner's operas, notably as brunnhilde and as isolde, her dramatic as well as vocal gifts being of an exceptional order. she sang in america in 1895, but died of brain disease in 1896. a _life_, by l. ordemann, was published in 1903 (leipzig). klagenfurt (slovene, _celovec_), the capital of the austrian duchy of carinthia, 212 m. s.w. of vienna by rail. pop. (1900), 24,314. it is picturesquely situated on the river glan, which is in communication with the worther-see by the 3 m. long lend canal. among the more noteworthy buildings are the parish church of st ægidius (1709), with a tower 298 ft. in height; the cathedral of ss peter and paul (1582-1593, burnt 1723, restored 1725); the churches of the benedictines (1613), of the capuchins (1646), and of the order of st elizabeth (1710). to these must be added the palace of the prince-bishop of gurk, the _burg_ or castle, existing in its present form since 1777; and the _landhaus_ or house of assembly, dating from the end of the 14th century, and containing a museum of natural history, and collection of minerals, antiquities, seals, paintings and sculptures. the most interesting public monument is the great _lindwurm_ or dragon, standing in the principal square (1590). the industrial establishments comprise white lead factories, machine and iron foundries, and commerce is active, especially in the mineral products of the region. upon the zollfeld to the north of the city once stood the ancient roman town of virunum. during the middle ages klagenfurt became the property of the crown, but by a patent of maximilian i. of the 24th of april 1518, it was conceded to the carinthian estates, and has since then taken the place of st veit as capital of carinthia. in 1535, 1636, 1723 and 1796 klagenfurt suffered from destructive fires, and in 1690 from the effects of an earthquake. on the 29th of march 1797 the french took the city, and upon the following day it was occupied by napoleon as his headquarters. klaj (latinized clajus), johann (1616-1656), german poet, was born at meissen in saxony. after studying theology at wittenberg he went to nuremberg as a \"candidate for holy orders,\" and there, in conjunction with georg philipp harsdorffer, founded in 1644 the literary society known as the pegnitz order. in 1647 he received an appointment as master in the sebaldus school in nuremberg, and in 1650 became preacher at kitzingen, where he died in 1656. klaj's poems consist of dramas, written in stilted language and redundant with adventures, among which are _hollen- und himmelfahrt christi_ (nuremberg, 1644), and _herodes, der kindermorder_ (nuremberg, 1645), and a poem, written jointly with harsdorffer, _pegnesische schafergedicht_ (1644), which gives in allegorical form the story of his settlement in nuremberg. see tittmann, _die nurnberger dichterschule_ (gottingen, 1847).",
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